dompter

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French

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Etymology

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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).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɔ̃.te/, /dɔ̃p.te/
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Verb

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dompter (transitive)

  1. to tame (a wild animal), break in (a horse)
    Synonym: apprivoiser
    dompter un chevalto break in a horse
    dompter un taureauto tame a bull
  2. to tame, to subdue, to suppress (rebellion, uprising, emotions etc.)
    • 1883, Ernest Renan, Souvenirs d’enfance et de jeunesse, collection Folio, page 137:
      On sentait une puissante individualité, que la foi s’était assujettie, mais que la règle ecclésiastique n’avait pas domptée.
      One felt a powerful individuality which faith had subjugated, but which ecclesiastical law had not tamed.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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