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indomitable

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in⋅dom⋅i⋅ta⋅ble

[in-dom-i-tuh-buhl]
–adjective
that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or courage; unconquerable: an indomitable warrior.

Origin:
1625–35; < LL indomitābilis < L indomit(us) untamed (in- in- 3 + domitus, ptp. of domāre to subdue, tame, bring under control) + -ābilis -able; cf. L indomābilis


in⋅dom⋅i⋅ta⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅dom⋅i⋅ta⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅dom⋅i⋅ta⋅bly, adverb


unyielding. See invincible.


yielding.
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in·dom·i·ta·ble   (ĭn-dŏm'ĭ-tə-bəl)   
adj.  Incapable of being overcome, subdued, or vanquished; unconquerable.

[Late Latin indomitābilis : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin domitāre, to tame, frequentative of domāre, to subdue; see demə- in Indo-European roots.]
in·dom'i·ta·bil'i·ty, in·dom'i·ta·ble·ness n., in·dom'i·ta·bly adv.
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indomitable 
1634, from L.L. indomitabilis "untameable," from in- "not" + L. domitare, freq. of domare "to tame" (see tame).
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