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verb
- 1. overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person): "she managed to subdue an instinct to applaud" Similar
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to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing: The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it. He criticized the school for trying to subdue individual expression. to bring a person or group under control by using force:
1. : to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish. 2. : to bring under control especially by an exertion of the will : curb. subdued my foolish fears. 3. : to bring (land) under cultivation. 4. : to reduce the intensity or degree of : tone down. subduer noun. Synonyms.
1. to establish ascendancy over by force. 2. to overcome and bring under control, as by intimidation or persuasion. 3. to hold in check or repress (feelings, emotions, etc) 4. to render less intense or less conspicuous. Collins English Dictionary.
to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing: The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it. He criticized the school for trying to subdue individual expression. to bring a person or group under control by using force:
Subdue definition: to conquer and bring into subjection. See examples of SUBDUE used in a sentence.
1. to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul. 2. to overpower by superior force; overcome. 3. to bring under mental or emotional control, as by persuasion or intimidation. 4. to repress (feelings, impulses, etc.). 5. to bring (land) under cultivation.
To subdue is to hold back, put down, or defeat. A Doberman can be subdued with a bone, but subduing a yapping toy poodle can be a mail carrier's greatest daily challenge. You can use the verb subdue in ways ranging from subtle to very forceful.
Definition of subdue verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Subdue definition: To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.
Definitions of 'subdue' 1. If soldiers or the police subdue a group of people, they defeat them or bring them under control by using force. [...] 2. To subdue feelings means to make them less strong. [...] More. Conjugations of 'subdue' present simple: I subdue, you subdue [...] past simple: I subdued, you subdued [...] past participle: subdued.
