† ˈmansuefy, v. Obs.—0 [ad. L. mansuēfacĕre, f. mansuē-, mansuēscĕre (see mansuete) + facĕre: see -fy.] trans. To tame (Cockeram 1623). Hence mansuefaction [see -faction], ‘a taming or making gentle’ (Bailey vol. II, 1727).
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