subact
To reduce or subdue.
Noun
Origin
sub- + act
Forms
Verb
- To reduce or subdue.
- tangible bodies have no pleasure in the consort of air , but endeavour to subact it into a more dense body - 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “I. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten...
Origin
From Latin subactus, past participle of subigere (“to subdue”).