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[ suh b-doo , -dyoo ] SHOW IPA
/ səbˈdu, -ˈdyu / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), sub·dued, sub·du·ing. to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
to overpower by superior force; overcome.
to bring under mental or emotional control, as by persuasion or intimidation; render submissive.
to repress (feelings, impulses, etc.).
to bring (land) under cultivation: to subdue the wilderness.
to reduce the intensity, force, or vividness of (sound, light, color, etc.); tone down; soften.
to allay (inflammation, infection, etc.).
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of subdue First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English so(b)duen, so(b)dewen, from unattested Anglo-French soduer “to overcome,” from Old French soduire “to deceive, seduce,” from Latin subdūcere “to withdraw”; meaning in English (and Anglo-French ) from Latin subdere “to place beneath, subdue”; see subduct
SYNONYMS FOR subdue 1 subjugate, vanquish.
3 tame, break, discipline.
3, 4 suppress.
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ANTONYMS FOR subdue 4 awaken, arouse.
6 intensify.
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synonym study for subdue 1 . See defeat.
OTHER WORDS FROM subdue sub·du·a·ble, adjective sub·du·a·ble·ness, noun sub·du·a·bly, adverb sub·du·er, noun
sub·du·ing·ly, adverb pre·sub·due, verb (used with object), pre·sub·dued, pre·sub·du·ing. un·sub·du·a·ble, adjective
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Words nearby subdue subdominant, subdual, subduct, subduction, subduction zone, subdue , subdued, subdural, subdural hemorrhage, subdural space, subedit
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Yet it is these very anarchic groups that the Second Amendment was incorporated to subdue .
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With a band of relatives he invaded the convent, but neither abuse nor blows could subdue this child of fourteen.
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They were strong and fearless, and they seemed to say, "Here before us is great wonder, but wonder does not subdue our minds!"
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One glance into those coldly watchful eyes was sufficient to subdue any surge of compassion.
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She had never intended to say so much, and she trembled with an excitement which she could not subdue .
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British Dictionary definitions for subdue verb -dues , -duing or -dued (tr) to establish ascendancy over by force
to overcome and bring under control, as by intimidation or persuasion
to hold in check or repress (feelings, emotions, etc)
to render less intense or less conspicuous
Derived forms of subdue subduable , adjective subduably , adverb subdual , noun Word Origin for subdue C14 sobdue, from Old French soduire to mislead, from Latin subdūcere to remove; English sense influenced by Latin subdere to subject
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