subdue (verb)
81beat — I (defeat) verb be superior, be supreme, be victorious over, bring to terms, checkmate, claim a victory, conquer, crush, dash, discomfit, excel, get the best of, get the better of, have the advantage, hold the advantage, lay waste, obtain a… …
82control — con·trol vt con·trolled, con·trol·ling 1: to exercise restraining or directing influence over esp. by law 2: to have power or authority over precedent control s the outcome in this case 3: to have controlling interest in control n …
83moderate — I (preside over) verb act as chairman, act as moderator, act as president, administer, be at the head of, be in authority, chair, command, control, direct, discipline, govern, have charge of, head, hold in check, hold sway over, hold the chair,… …
84overcome — I (overwhelm) verb astonish, awe strike, bewilder, bowl over, break down, burden, confound crush, daze, deluge, discomfit, drown, encumber, engulf, flood, get the upper hand, glut, hamper, immerse, inundate, overlay, overload, overpower, overtax …
85quiet — qui·et 1 adj: free from disturbance, interference, or dispute (as from an adverse claim) quiet enjoyment of property quiet 2 vt: to establish or make (title) secure by means of an action that produces a final determination of the respective… …
86tone down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dim] Syn. darken, deepen, cloud; see shade 2 . 2. [To soften] Syn. subdue, moderate, temper; see soften 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. quiet down, moderate, temper, soften, mute, dampen. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I …
87JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… …
88Taser — A Taser is an electroshock weapon that uses Electro Muscular Disruption (EMD) technology [International Association of Chiefs of Police, [http://www.theiacp.org/research/CuttingEdge/EMDT9Steps.pdf Electro Muscular Disruption Technology: A Nine… …
89quash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. suppress, subdue, crush; set aside, annul, void. See nullification, restraint. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To crush] Syn. quell, squash, subdue, repress; see defeat 1 , 2 , suppress . 2. [To revoke] Syn …
90quell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. subdue, suppress, crush; quiet, allay. See destruction, moderation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To subdue] Syn. put down, stop, silence; see defeat 1 , 2 , quiet 2 , suppress . 2. [To allay] Syn. reduce …
