subdue (verb)
1subdue — ► VERB (subdues, subdued, subduing) 1) overcome, quieten, or bring under control. 2) bring (a country) under control by force. ORIGIN Latin subducere draw from below …
2subdue — I verb abate, allay, beat, beat down, bend, best, break, bring under rule, calm, captivate, capture, choke, conquer, control, crush, curb, deaden, defeat, discipline, discomfit, domare, dominate, dull, enthrall, foil, get the better of, harness,… …
3subdue — verb (T) 1 to stop a person or group from behaving violently, especially by using force: Police managed to subdue the angry crowd. 2 formal to prevent your emotions from showing: Frank subdued his grief in order to comfort Cathy. 3 formal to take …
4subdue — verb 1) he subdued all his enemies Syn: conquer, defeat, vanquish, overcome, overwhelm, crush, quash, beat, trounce, subjugate, suppress, bring someone to their knees; informal lick, thrash, hammer 2) she could not subdue her …
5subdue — verb a) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control. b) To bring (a country) under control by force …
6subdue — verb (subdues, subduing, subdued) overcome, quieten, or bring under control. ↘bring (a country) under control by force. Derivatives subduable adjective subduer noun Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. suduire, from L. subducere, lit. draw from below …
7subdue — verb Syn: conquer, defeat, vanquish, overcome, overwhelm, crush, beat, subjugate, suppress …
8subdue — [[t]səbdju͟ː, AM du͟ː[/t]] subdues, subduing, subdued 1) VERB If soldiers or the police subdue a group of people, they defeat them or bring them under control by using force. [V n] Senior government officials admit they have not been able to… …
9subdue — UK [səbˈdjuː] / US [səbˈdu] verb [transitive] Word forms subdue : present tense I/you/we/they subdue he/she/it subdues present participle subduing past tense subdued past participle subdued 1) to hold someone and make them stop behaving in an… …
10subdue — sub|due [ səb du ] verb transitive 1. ) to hold someone and make them stop behaving in an uncontrolled or violent way: It took three police officers to subdue him. 2. ) FORMAL to defeat a place or a group of people, and take control of them: By… …