subdue (verb)
11subdue — [14] Subdue denotes etymologically ‘lead away’. It came via Anglo Norman *subduer from Latin subdūcere ‘lead away, withdraw’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub ‘from under, away’ and dūcere ‘lead’ (source of English duct, duke, etc). The …
12subdue — /səbˈdju / (say suhb dyooh) verb (t) (subdued, subduing) 1. to conquer and bring into subjection. 2. to overpower by superior force; overcome. 3. to bring into mental subjection, as by persuasion or by inspiring awe or fear; render submissive. 4 …
13subdue — [14] Subdue denotes etymologically ‘lead away’. It came via Anglo Norman *subduer from Latin subdūcere ‘lead away, withdraw’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub ‘from under, away’ and dūcere ‘lead’ (source of English duct, duke, etc). The …
14subdue — transitive verb (subdued; subduing) Etymology: Middle English sodewen, subduen, from Anglo French soduire, subdure to lead astray, overcome, arrest (influenced in form and meaning by Latin subdere to subject), from Latin subducere to withdraw,… …
15subdue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. tame, overcome, master; vanquish, conquer; repress, restrain; soften, tone down. See moderation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To vanquish] Syn. conquer, overcome, subjugate; see defeat 1 , 2 . 2. [To… …
16subdue — [səbˈdjuː] verb [T] 1) to make someone stop behaving in an uncontrolled or violent way 2) formal to defeat a place or a group of people, and take control of them …
17keep down — verb 1. place a limit on the number of (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑number • Derivationally related forms: ↑number (for: ↑number) • Hypernyms: ↑limit, ↑ …
18conquer — verb (conquered; conquering) Etymology: Middle English, to acquire, conquer, from Anglo French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere, alteration of Latin conquirere to search for, collect, from com + quaerere to ask, search Date: 14th century …
19stamp down — verb to put down by force or authority (Freq. 1) suppress a nascent uprising stamp down on littering conquer one s desires • Syn: ↑suppress, ↑inhibit, ↑subdue, ↑conquer, ↑ …
20get over — verb 1. travel across or pass over (Freq. 4) The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day • Syn: ↑traverse, ↑track, ↑cover, ↑cross, ↑pass over, ↑get across, ↑ …
