dompter

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to tame (a wild animal), break in (a horse)
  2. (transitive) to tame, to subdue, to suppress (rebellion, uprising, emotions etc.)

Concepts

tame
domesticate
train
🚋
subdue
break in
quell
control
educate
dominate
keep
master
meek
moderate
naturalise
naturalize
preserve
raise
reclaim
soften
subjugate
tamed
tone down
domesticise
domesticize
chasten
condition
cow
🐮
crush
cultivate
curb
discipline
Synonyms

apprivoiser
31k
domestiquer
mater
C1
dominer
C2
réprimer
27k
étouffer
C1
surmonter
C1
dresser
C2
réfréner
former
C1
éduquer
C2
vaincre
B2
garder
A1
humble
C1
cultiver
C2
corriger
C1
reprendre
B1
calmer
B2
asservir
38k
mitiger
assouplir
élever
B2
Translations

domare
domar
amansar
zähmen
onderdrukken

alt etmek

domar

δαμάζω

domar

τιθασεύω

amansir
domesticar
bändigen
temmen
oefenen
Frequency

26k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɔ̃.te/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French
donter
Inherited from Latin
domitō
Cognate with Old French
dampner
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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