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  • 11beat — beatable, adj. /beet/, v., beat, beaten or beat, beating, n., adj. v.t. 1. to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. 2. to dash against: rain beating the trees. 3. to flutter, flap, or rotate in or against: beating the air with its wings …

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  • 12subdue — subduable, adj. subduableness, n. subduably, adv. subduer, n. subduingly, adv. /seuhb dooh , dyooh /, v.t., subdued, subduing. 1. to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul. 2. to overpower by superior force; overcome …

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  • 13subdue — sub•due [[t]səbˈdu, ˈdyu[/t]] v. t. dued, du•ing 1) to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul[/ex] 2) to overpower by superior force; overcome 3) to bring under mental or emotional control, as by persuasion or intimidation 4) to… …

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  • 14beat — [[t]bit[/t]] v. beat, beat•en beat, beat•ing 1) to strike forcefully and repeatedly: to beat a toy drum[/ex] 2) cvb to hit (a person or animal) repeatedly so as to cause painful injury; thrash (often fol. by up) 3) to dash against: rain beating… …

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  • 15subdue — [səbdo͞o′, səbdyo͞o′] vt. subdued, subduing [ME subdewen (altered in sense and form by assoc. with L subdere, to put under, subject) < OFr soduire, to withdraw, seduce < L subducere: see SUBDUCE] 1. to bring into subjection; conquer;… …

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  • 16subjugate — v.tr. bring into subjection; subdue; vanquish. Derivatives: subjugable adj. subjugation n. subjugator n. Etymology: ME f. LL subjugare bring under the yoke (as SUB , jugum yoke) …

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  • 17Assubjugate — As*sub ju*gate, v. t. [Pref. ad + subjugate.] To bring into subjection. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18Mortified — Mortify Mor ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mortifying}.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L. mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Mortal}, and { fy}.] 1. To destroy the organic texture… …

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  • 19Mortify — Mor ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mortifying}.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L. mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Mortal}, and { fy}.] 1. To destroy the organic texture and vital …

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  • 20Mortifying — Mortify Mor ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mortifying}.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L. mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Mortal}, and { fy}.] 1. To destroy the organic texture… …

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