δαμάζω
Etym. Root ΔΑΜ
"to overpower":
I. of animals, "to tame, break in, to bring under the yoke": Mid. "to do so for oneself", Hom., Xen.
II. of maidens, "to make subject" to a husband, Il.: Pass. "to be forced or seduced", Hom.
III. "to subdue or conquer", id=Hom.: Pass. "to be subject to" another, id=Hom.: (hence δμώς, δμωή).
2. "to strike dead, kill", Od.
3. of wine and the like, "to overcome, overpower", Hom.: Pass. "to be overcome", δεδμημένοι ὕπνωι Il.; οἱ δμαθέντες "the dead", Eur.