subdo

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Latin

Etymology

From sub- (under) +‎ -dō (put).

Pronunciation

Verb

subdō (present infinitive subdere, perfect active subdidī, supine subditum); third conjugation

  1. to put, place, set or lay under; set to or apply under
  2. to bring under, subject, subdue; expose
  3. to bring on, furnish, supply; yield, afford
  4. to put in the place of another person or thing, substitute
  5. to put something spurious in the place of another person or thing; substitute falsely; forge, counterfeit, make up

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References

  • subdo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • subdo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • subdo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to put spurs to a horse: calcaria subdere equo