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   subdue

   /səbˈdjuː/

   verb

   • 1. overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person): "she managed to subdue an instinct to applaud" Similar conquerdefeatvanquishget the better ofoverpowerovercomeoverwhelmcrushquashquellbeattrouncesubjugatemastersuppressgain the upper hand overtriumph overtamebring someone to their kneeshold in checkhumblechastencowinformal:lickthrashwipe the floor withclobberdemolishhammermake mincemeat ofwalk all overcurbrestrainhold backconstraincontaininhibitrepresssuppressstiflesmothercheckkeep in checkarrestbridlerein incontrolgovernmasterquashquellmoderatetone downdiminishlessendampinformal:licknip in the budkeep a/the lid on
   • ▪ bring (a country or people) under control by force: "Charles went on a campaign to subdue the Saxons"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suduire, from Latin subducere, literally ‘draw from below’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. subduable adjective
   • 2. subduer noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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