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Definition and meaning of subdue
Definitions
subdue (v. trans.)
1.hold back
2.correct by punishment or discipline
3.to put down by force or authority"suppress a nascent uprising" "stamp down on littering" "conquer one's desires"
4.make subordinate, dependent, or subservient"Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
5.get on top of; deal with successfully"He overcame his shyness"
6.hold within limits and control"subdue one's appetites" "mortify the flesh"
7.put down by force or intimidation"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising" "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently" "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
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Merriam Webster
SubdueSub*due" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subdued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Subduing.] [OE. soduen, OF. sosduire to seduce, L. subtus below (fr. sub under) + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Subduct.]
1. To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish.
I will subdue all thine enemies. 1 Chron. xvii. 10.
2. To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush.
Nothing could have subdued nature
To such a lowness, but his unkind daughters. Shak.
If aught . . . were worthy to subdue
The soul of man. Milton.
3. To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a fever.
4. To render submissive; to bring under command; to reduce to mildness or obedience; to tame; as, to subdue a stubborn child; to subdue the temper or passions.
5. To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties.
6. To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears.
7. To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as weeds.
8. To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors.
Syn. -- To conquer; overpower; overcome; surmount; vanquish. See Conquer.
Synonyms
subdue (v. trans.)
block, break, chasten, chastise, check, conquer, constrain, contain, crucify, crush, cumber, curb, discipline, discourage from, domesticate, down, encumber, fascinate, get over, hamper, impede, impose restraints on, inhibit, keep down, keep from, keep in check, master, mortify, muffle, obstruct, overcome, overpower, quash, reduce, repress, restrain, soften, stamp down, subject, subjugate, subordinate, suppress, surmount, tame, vanquish
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See also
subdue (v. trans.)
↗ balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment
Phrases
Analogical dictionary
subdue (v. tr.)
rendre soumis (personne) (fr)[Classe]
subdue (v. tr.)
faire obstacle à (fr)[Classe]
empêcher par la contrainte (fr)[Classe]
factotum[Domaine]
Guiding[Domaine]
subdue (v. tr.)
alter, change, modify[Hyper.]
subdue (v. tr.)
empêcher par la contrainte (fr)[Classe]
exercer le pouvoir sur (fr)[Classe]
check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate, temper[Hyper.]
conquering, conquest, overpowering, subjection, subjugation - forbiddance, inhibition, prohibition - inhibition, suppression - crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression - curtailment, suppression - suppresser, suppressor - conqueror, vanquisher - overcomer, subduer, surmounter - suppresser, suppressor - suppressive[Dérivé]
subdue (v. tr.)
subdue (v. tr.)
factotum[Domaine]
IntentionalProcess[Domaine]
subdue (v. tr.)
check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate, temper[Hyper.]
mortification[Dérivé]
abstain, desist, refrain[Domaine]
subdue (v. tr.)
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