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English
Etymology
From under- + bring.
Verb
underbring (third-person singular simple present underbrings, present participle underbringing, simple past and past participle underbrought)
- (transitive) To bring under subjection or control.
1589, Ioseph Barnes, A Skeltonicall salutation, or condigne gratulation, and iust vexation of the Spanishe nation that in a bravado, spent many a crusado, in setting forth an armado England to invado.:Thy dart, or sling, / Or strong bow-string, / That should vs wring, / And vnderbring, / Who every way, / Thee vexe and pay, / And beare the sway / By nigh
1652, Edward Benlowes, Theophila, or, Loves sacrifice a divine poem:Who Chance, Change, Hopes, and Fears can underbring; / Who can obey, yet rule each Thing,
1806, Horace Walpole, Thomas Park, A catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England, Scotland, ...:How Reason reigning as a Queen should Anger underbring.
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