[
UK
/sʌbdjˈuː/
]
[ US /səbˈdu/ ]
[ US /səbˈdu/ ]
VERB
-
bring under control by force or authority
conquer one's desires
stamp down on littering
suppress a nascent uprising -
get on top of; deal with successfully
He overcame his shyness
He overcame his shyness -
make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler -
hold within limits and control
subdue one's appetites
mortify the flesh - correct by punishment or discipline
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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
How To Use subdue In A Sentence
- He is the leader of a hilarious village of "unsubdued and irksome" Gauls still holding out against Caesar's legions in 50 B.C.
- His desire to realize Henry VIII's plan to subdue French influence in Scotland and achieve the union of the Crowns became an obsession.
- Untrained, they can be domineering, independent and reserved, especially when bred from working bloodlines - show lines tend to be calmer and more subdued.
- The roof terrace looks down into the Grassmarket, while inside the subdued lighting and dark wooden furniture lends itself to romantic candlelit dinners.
- Medication both subdues and pathologizes women's complaints.
- It is expected to show rising unemployment helping to keep earnings growth relatively subdued. Times, Sunday Times
- Coates wry, muttered lyrics lend his ditties a mischievous if subdued charm.
- In one case, a man was subdued by police after squirting a mysterious spray at a Maryland subway station.
- The colorful scenes tend to be counterbalanced by some dark and foreboding sets, and many shots feature subdued lighting that tends to strain shadow detail.
- She had used make-up skilfully to mask her bruise, and with the subdued stage light it was scarcely visible.