ὑφίημι Ionic ὑπ-ίημι fut. ὑφ-ήσω v. ἵημι to let down, ὑφ. ἱστόν to lower the mast, Il.; ὑφ. ἱστία, Lat. submittere vela, Hhymn. to put under, τί τινι Hom.; τι ὑπό τι Xen.:— to put a young one under its dam, put it to suck, Od., Theocr.; in Mid., of the mother, ὑφίεσθαι μαστοῖς to put it to her breast, to suckle it, Eur. ὑφ. τινά to engage any one secretly, to prepare him to play a part, to suborn, Soph.: Pass., ὡς ἔχιδνʼ ὑφειμένη like a snake secretly introduced, slipped in, Soph. to give up, surrender, Xen. intr. to slacken, relax or abate from a thing, c. gen., ὑπεὶς τῆς ὀργῆς Hdt.; absol. to give in, abate, οὐδὲν ὑπιέντες Hdt.:—so too in Mid., Hdt.; so of things, τὸ ὕδωρ ὑπίεται τοῦ ψυχροῦ abates from its chill, Hdt.; τοῦ στόματός γε ὑφ. I give way as to it, Xen.; c. dat. to yield, give way to any one, τοῖς πολεμίοις Xen. in Mid. and Pass. to lower oneʼs sails, Ar.; mostly in part. perf., πλεῖν ὑφειμένῃ δοκεῖ μοι methinks I should run with lowered sails, i. e. to lower my tone, Soph. σώζω νεοσσοὺς ὄρνις ὣς ὑφειμένη, like a cowering hen, —or perhaps with my nestlings under me, Eur. generally, to submit, Xen.; c. inf., κατθανεῖν ὑφειμένη submissively prepared to die, Eur.