dompt means to bring (something) under control; to overcome, to subdue. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
dompt is pronounced /dɒm(p)t/.
Why “dompt” is a great word
To bring something, especially an animal or a strong emotion, under control by mastering its primal nature. Borrowed from French *dompter*, from Latin *domitāre*, a frequentative verb from *domō* ("to tame, subdue"), from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-* ("to domesticate, tame"). First attested in English c1480. Doublet of *daunt*. Unlike "subdue," which implies overcoming resistance by force, or "daunt," which means to intimidate, to dompt is to establish a lasting, knowing mastery. It is the lion-tamer's steady gaze holding chaos at bay, the deep breath that corrals a rising fury, and the patient hand that teaches a wild hawk to perch—a quiet assertion of will over the untamed world, not by breaking its spirit, but by forging a pact with it.
Etymology
Borrowed from French dompter (“to break in, tame (an animal); to subdue, suppress”), from Middle French dompter, from Old French donter, danter, from Latin domitāre, the present active infinitive of domitō (“to tame”), from domō (“to break in, tame; to conquer, subdue, vanquish”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”)) + -itō (suffix forming frequentative verbs). The English word is a doublet of daunt.
verb
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