SUBACT

Etymology

Verb

subact (third-person singular simple present subacts, present participle subacting, simple past and past participle subacted)

(obsolete, transitive) To reduce; to subdue.

Anagrams

• sacbut

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*act", v. t. Etym: [L. subactus, p.p. of subigere to subdue; sub under + agere to lead, bring.]

Definition: To reduce; to subdue. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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