About The Word Subdue
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Subdue Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Subdue?
[v] correct by punishment or discipline
[v] to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" [v] make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [v] get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [v] hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" [v] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Subdue: chasten | conquer | cricify | curb | get over | inhibit | keep down | master | mortify | overcome | quash | reduce | repress | stamp down | subjugate | subordinate | suppress | surmount | tame Related Terms | Find terms related to Subdue: See Also | abstain | alter | blink | blink away | bulldog | burke | change | check | check | choke back | choke down | choke off | clamp down | contain | contain | control | control | crush | curb | dampen | defeat | desist | hold | hold | hold in | hold in | hush | hush up | lour | lower | moderate | moderate | muffle | oppress | quell | quench | quieten | refrain | repress | shut up | silence | smother | squelch | stifle | still | strangle | suppress | wink Subdue In Webster's Dictionary \Sub*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}.
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