( v. t. )
To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.
( v. t. )
To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012