dompter
Meaning
- (transitive) to tame (a wild animal), break in (a horse)
- (transitive) to tame, to subdue, to suppress (rebellion, uprising, emotions etc.)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɔ̃.te/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French donter, from Latin domitāre. The p is unetymological, also seen in terms like Old French dampner (Latin damnō, Modern French damner).
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