Subdue
21subdue — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, appease, asphyxiate, assuage, attemper, baffle, bank the fire, bear down, beat down, bend, benumb, blunt, bottle up, break, break down, bridle, bring low, bring to terms, calm,… …
22subdue — 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… …
23subdue — sub·due || sÉ™b duË / djuË v. conquer, overcome, defeat; gain control over, bring into submission, master; reduce the intensity of; cultivate land …
24subdue — To make less intense …
25subdue — verb (subdues, subduing, subdued) overcome, quieten, or bring under control. ↘bring (a country) under control by force. Derivatives subduable adjective subduer noun Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. suduire, from L. subducere, lit. draw from below …
26subdue — v. a. 1. Conquer, subjugate, subject, overcome, overpower, vanquish, overbear. 2. Vanquish, beat, crush, defeat, rout, discomfit, worst, overpower, overcome, overbear, overwhelm, master. 3. Quell, surmount, foil, get the better of, get the upper… …
27subdue — v 1. conquer, vanquish, subjugate, oppress; rout, discomfit, put to flight, overwhelm, overrun, trample, crush, overthrow; smash, thrash, trim, whip, drub, floor, bow; Inf. skin alive, Inf. settle [s.o. s] hash, worst, defeat. 2. master,… …
28subdue — sub·due …
29subdue — verb Syn: conquer, defeat, vanquish, overcome, overwhelm, crush, beat, subjugate, suppress …
30subdue — [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 …
