"bring to terms" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: brings to terms [present, singular, third-person], bringing to terms [participle, present], brought to terms [participle, past], brought to terms [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> to terms}} bring to terms (third-person singular simple present brings to terms, present participle bringing to terms, simple past and past participle brought to terms)
  1. (transitive, archaic) To compel to accept certain conditions. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-bring_to_terms-en-verb-mcA1pIld Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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