transitive. To bend, curve; to incline, lower; to make obedient; to subject, subordinate (to a person or command). Also reflexive.

transitive. To cause to cease or abate; to reduce; to lower. Obsolete (Scottish in later use).

To lower (a drawbridge, portcullis, steps of a carriage, etc.); in restricted sense, to cause or allow to descend by gradual motion or short stages…

transitive. To put or set in a lower position; to lower the height or level of. Now regional.

To lower (a weapon, banner, etc.); to cause or allow to descend or sink.

transitive. To bring down, reduce; (also) to subdue, oppress.

to let fall. To lower (a bridge, a portcullis, a veil); Nautical to ‘drop’ an anchor; also (see quot. 1867).

transitive. To lower, let down; figurative to cast down, humble, depress, deject. (With quot. 1834 cf. 6.)

To let down, lower, ‘vail’. Often Nautical and Military to lower (a sail, an ensign). Obsolete.

transitive. To lower (something); to put down.

transitive. To lower (something). In later use usually paired with raise. Obsolete.

To lower (physically).

To set, put, or bring down from an elevated position; to lower. ? Obsolete. (In 1597 figurative from 6.)

transitive. To move (something) downwards or into a lower position; to let down gradually; (esp. in early use) to haul down (a sail, a flag, etc.)…

transitive. To send down from a higher plane or level; to lower. Also with down. Obsolete.

transitive. To let down or lower to the level of. Obsolete. rare.