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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underyoke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-yoke
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bring under yoke; make subject.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English underyoken, underȝoken, perhaps from Old English *underġeocian (“to subjugate; tame”), from Old English underġeoc (“accustomed to the yoke; tame”), equivalent to under- + yoke.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

underyokes (present, singular) underyoking (participle, present) underyoked (participle, past) underyoked (past)

Synonyms

subjugate

Questions

What does underyoke mean?
To bring under yoke; make subject.
Where does underyoke come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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