Subdue
11subdue — sub|due [səbˈdju: US ˈdu:] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: soduire to lead into bad actions , from Latin subducere to remove ; influenced by Latin subdere to force to obey ] 1.) to defeat or control a person or group, especially… …
12subdue — 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… …
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 — 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 …
15subdue — 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 …
16subdue — /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 …
17subdue — [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 …
18subdue to your will — to copulate with extramaritally Males do it, overcoming, so it suggests, female fears or scruples. The woman has to be royal or rich to reciprocate: ... the queen has only two uses for foreign men first to subdue them to her will, if… …
19subdue — 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,… …
20subdue — verb a) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control. b) To bring (a country) under control by force …
