perdomo
καὶ ὑποθέμενος κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς φέρειν τὰς πληγάς, ὡς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τοῦ τε κακοῦ τοῦ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους → and having instructed them to bring their blows against the head, seeing that the harm to humans ... (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.50)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
per-dŏmo: ŭi, ĭtum, āre, v. a.
I To tame or subdue thoroughly, to subjugate completely, to conquer, vanquish, overcome, etc. (Aug.; syn. subigo): ad perdomandum Latium exercitum circumducere, Liv. 8, 13: Hispaniam, id. 28, 12: Apulia perdomita, id. 9, 20: gentes, Vell. 2, 95, 2: regionem, Just. 2, 3, 15: urbes, Luc. 2, 644: serpentes, tauros feroces, to tame, subdue, Ov. H. 12, 163; id. M. 1, 447: boves, Col. 6, 2.—
B Transf., to work thoroughly, to knead: farinam assiduā tractatione, Sen. Ep. 90, 23; cf.: perdomitam saxo Cererem, prepared, i. e. ground, Stat. Th. 1, 524.—
II Trop.: ut nono demum sulco (solum) perdometur, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
perdŏmō,¹¹ ŭī, ĭtum, āre, tr., dompter complètement, subjuguer, soumettre, réduire : Cic. *Sulla 1 ; Liv. 28, 12, 12 || [fig., en parl. de la farine] : Sen. Ep. 90, 23 || ameublir [un terrain] : Plin. Min. Ep. 5, 6, 10.
