What does Subdue mean?
Definitions for Subdue
səbˈdu, -ˈdyusub·due
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Princeton's WordNet
repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduceverb
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"
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curbverb
to put down by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
mortify, subdue, crucifyverb
hold within limits and control
"subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, masterverb
get on top of; deal with successfully
"He overcame his shyness"
subordinate, subdueverb
make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
"Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
tame, chasten, subdueverb
correct by punishment or discipline
Wiktionary
subdueverb
To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
subdueverb
To bring (a country) under control by force.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To SUBDUEverb
Etymology: from subdo, or subjugo, Latin.
Nothing could have subdu’d nature
To such a lowness, but his unkind daughters. William Shakespeare.Them that rose up against me, hast thou subdued under me. 2 Sa. xxii. 40.
If aught were worthy to subdue
The soul of man. John Milton.Be fruitful, and replenish the earth, and subdue it. Gen. i. 28.
Augustus Cæsar subdued Egypt to the Roman empire. Henry Peacham.
To overcome in battle, and subdue
Nations, and bring home spoils. John Milton.The Romans made those times the standard of their wit, when they subdued the world. Thomas Sprat.
Nor is’t unwholsome to subdue the land
By often exercise; and where before
You broke the earth, again to plow. Thomas May, Virgil.
Webster Dictionary
Subdueverb
to bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish
Subdueverb
to overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush
Subdueverb
to destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a fever
Subdueverb
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
Subdueverb
to overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties
Subdueverb
to reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears
Subdueverb
to make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as weeds
Subdueverb
to reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Subdue
sub-dū′, v.t. to conquer: to bring under dominion: to render submissive: to tame: to soften.—adj. Subdū′able.—n. Subdū′al, the act of subduing.—adj. Subdued′, toned down.—ns. Subdued′ness; Subdue′ment (Shak.), conquests; Subdū′er. [O. Fr. souduire—L. sub, under, ducĕre, to lead.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
subdue
To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion. To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Subdue in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Subdue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Subdue in a Sentence
Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.
Army Colonel Luis Alberto Villamarín:
He considered that by making a move like this he was going to subdue the ELN. Because the only means the ELN has to put pressure on the negotiating table is precisely their terrorist actions. And if the ELN commits to a bilateral ceasefire, that will prevent them from being strong on the negotiating table, the only argument the ELN has is terrorism and Mr. Petro thought that he could take that away from them, tying their hands.
Bland began swinging her elbows at me and then kicked my right leg in the shin. I had a pain in my right leg and suffered small cuts on my right hand. Force was used to subdue Bland to the ground to which Bland continued to fight back.
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
One cannot subdue a man by holding back his hands. Lasting peace comes not from force.
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- unterwerfen, unter Kontrolle bringenGerman
- doblegar, someterSpanish
- kukistaa, nujertaa, vallataFinnish
- subjuguer, assujettir, soumettreFrench
- leigázHungarian
- soggiogare, sottomettereItalian
- 征服, 平げるJapanese
- subicite, pācōLatin
- pēhipēhi, whakangohengoheMāori
- onderwerpen, onder controle brengenDutch
- pokonaćPolish
- submeter, subjugarPortuguese
- supune, subjuga, cuceri, închinaRomanian
- подчинять, завоевать, подчинить, завоёвыватьRussian
- 征服Chinese
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