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The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion of another; the act of subduing. The conquest of the kingdom, and subjection of the rebels. Sir M. Hale.

To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another; to vanquish. He subjugated a king, and called him his "vassal." Baker.

To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor.

The quality or state of being subordinate, or subject to control; subordination, as, to bring the imagination to act in subordinacy to reason. Spectator.

ng. -- Subpoena duces tecum (. Etym: [NL.] A writ which requires a witness to attend and bring certain documents.

the furrow made by an ordinary plow, and loosens the soil to an additional depth without bringing it to the surface. Knight.

The person or thing that brings relief. This mighty succor, which made glad the foe. Dryden.

on of a mill, or that extent of ground astricted to it, the tenants of which are bound to bring their grain thither to be ground.

To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially.

from time immemorial. -- Suit service. (Feudal Law) See Suit and service, above. -- To bring suit. (Law) (a) To bring secta, followers or witnesses, to prove the plaintiff's demand. [Obs.] (b) In modern usage, to institute an action. -- To follow suit. (Card Playing) See under Follow, v. t.

To bring together into one whole; to collect into one amount; to cast up, as a column of figures; to ascertain the totality of; -- usually with up. The mind doth value every moment, and then the hour doth rather sum up the moments, than divide the day. Bacon.

To bring in, or upon, as an addition to something. Long custom of sinning superinduces upon the soul new and absurd desires. South.

up or supply by addition; to add something to. Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them a causation of another kind. I. Taylor.

To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply money for the war. Prior.

ty, due to molecular forces, which exists in the surface film of all liquids and tends to bring the contained volume into a form having the least superficial area. The thickness of this film, amounting to less than a thousandth of a millimeter, is considered to equal the radius of the sphere of molecular action, that i…

To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as, to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into generosity.

w to speak, slow to wrath. James i. 19. Swift of dispatch and easy of access. Dryden. And bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2 Pet. ii. 1.

To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer.

Made of ropes tacked together. My man shall be with thee, And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair. Shak.

e or care of; to care for; to superintend or oversee. -- To take down. (a) To reduce; to bring down, as from a high, or higher, place; as, to take down a book; hence, to bring lower; to depress; to abase or humble; as, to take down pride, or the proud. "I never attempted to be impudent yet, that I was not taken down."…