subact /sub-aktˈ/

1. To work up (as in cultivation, the process of digestion, etc)
2. To subdue

subacˈtion /-shən/ noun

• double-barreled
• double-barrelled
• double bars
• double bass
• double basses
• double bassoon
• double bed
• double beds
• double bill
• double bind
• double binds
• double-biting
• double-blind
• double bluff
• double bluffs
• double bogey
• double boiler
• double boilers
• double bond
• double bonds
• double-book
• double-booked
• double-booking
• double-books
• double-bottom