Fromunder- +bring.
underbring (third-person singular simple presentunderbrings,present participleunderbringing,simple past and past participleunderbrought)
- (transitive) To bring undersubjection orcontrol.
- Synonyms:curtail,restrain;see alsoThesaurus:curb
1589, Ioseph Barnes,A Skeltonicall salutation, or condigne gratulation, and iust vexation of the Spanishe nation that in a bravado, spent many a crusado, in setting forth an armado England to invado.:Thy dart, or sling, / Or strong bow-string, / That should vs wring, / Andvnderbring, / Who every way, / Thee vexe and pay, / And beare the sway / By nigh
1652, Edward Benlowes,Theophila, or, Loves sacrifice a divine poem:Who Chance, Change, Hopes, and Fears canunderbring; / Who can obey, yet rule each Thing,
1806, Horace Walpole, Thomas Park,A catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England, Scotland, ...:How Reason reigning as a Queen should Angerunderbring.
