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- 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. beat. best. conquer. defeat. dispatch. do down [ British] get.
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.
1. verb. If soldiers or the police subdue a group of people, they defeat them or bring them under control by using force. Senior government officials admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overcome, defeat, master, break More Synonyms of subdue. 2. verb.
Definition of subdue verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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:
to bring under mental or emotional control, as by persuasion or intimidation; render submissive. Synonyms: suppress, discipline, break, tame. to repress (feelings, impulses, etc.). Synonyms: suppress. Antonyms: arouse, awaken. to bring (land) under cultivation: to subdue the wilderness.
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subdue meaning, definition, what is subdue: to defeat or control a person or group, ...: Learn more.
Subdue definition: To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.
