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discomfit
English
Etymology
From Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire (“to undo, to destroy”), from des- (“completely”), from Latin dis- + confire (“to make”), from Latin conficio (“to finish up, to destroy”), from com- (“with, together”) + facio (“to do, to make”).
Later sense of “to embarrass, to disconcert” due to confusion with unrelated discomfort.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s?k?mf?t/
Verb
discomfit (third-person singular simple present discomfits, present participle discomfiting or discomfitting, simple past and past participle discomfited or discomfitted) (transitive)
- (archaic) To defeat completely; to rout.
- Synonyms: overthrow, vanquish
- (rare) To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert.
- Synonyms: foil, thwart
- 1886, Andrew Lang, chapter 10, in The Mark Of Cain:
- In these disguises, Maitland argued, he would certainly avoid recognition, and so discomfit any mischief planned by the enemies of Margaret.
- To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
- Synonyms: abash, disconcert; see also Thesaurus:abash
Usage notes
While the word is widely used to mean “to embarrass, to disconcert”, prescriptive usage considers this a mistake (confusion with discomfort), and restricts discomfit to meaning “to defeat”. However, Merriam–Webster notes that “[...] the sense "to discomfort or disconcert" has become thoroughly established and is the most prevalent meaning of the word.”
Translations
See also
- discomfort
Adjective
discomfit (comparative more discomfit, superlative most discomfit)
- (obsolete) Discomfited; overthrown.
Further reading
- “discomfit”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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subjugate
English
Etymology
From Latin subiugatus, past participle of subiugare (“to bring under the yoke, subjugate”), from sub (“under”) + iugum (“yoke”). See yoke.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s?bd?u?e?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s?bd???e?t/
- Hyphenation: sub?ju?gate
- Rhymes: -e?t
Verb
subjugate (third-person singular simple present subjugates, present participle subjugating, simple past and past participle subjugated)
- (transitive) To forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon.
Synonyms
- underyoke
Related terms
- subjugation
Translations
Further reading
- subjugate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- subjugate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Latin
Verb
subjug?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of subjug?
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