supple
To make or become suppleTo make or become supple.
» Through the practice of yoga, the students’ bodies became more supple.
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2 senses(ambitransitive)To make or become supple.
make pliant and flexible
(transitive)To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.
Examples
5 sentencesThrough the practice of yoga, the students’ bodies became more supple.
The supple stave slid gracefully through the opening.
The author's language is vivid, supple and nuanced.
deDie Sprache des Autors ist plastisch, geschmeidig und nuanciert. — al_ex_an_der
She claimed that yoga could make anyone's body supple.
My body is not as supple as it once was.
ruМоё тело уже не такое гибкое, каким было когда-то. — sharptoothed
Origin
From Middle English souple, from Old French souple, soupple (“soft, lithe, yielding”), froFrom Middle English souple, from Old French souple, soupple (“soft, lithe, yielding”), from Latin supplic-, supplex (“suppliant, submissive, kneeling”), of uncertain formation. Either from sub + plicō (“bend”) (compare complex), or from sub + plācō (“placate”). More at sub-, placate.
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Forms
supples, suppling, suppled, suppledWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.