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• Subdue — Sub*due , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subdued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subduing}.] [OE. soduen, OF. sosduire to seduce, L. subtus below (fr. sub under) + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Subduct}.] 1. To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• subdue — ► VERB (subdues, subdued, subduing) 1) overcome, quieten, or bring under control. 2) bring (a country) under control by force. ORIGIN Latin subducere draw from below …   English terms dictionary

• subdue — subduable, adj. subduableness, n. subduably, adv. subduer, n. subduingly, adv. /seuhb dooh , dyooh /, v.t., subdued, subduing. 1. to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul. 2. to overpower by superior force; overcome …   Universalium

• subdue — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• subdue — [[t]səbdju͟ː, AM du͟ː[/t]] subdues, subduing, subdued 1) VERB If soldiers or the police subdue a group of people, they defeat them or bring them under control by using force. [V n] Senior government officials admit they have not been able to… …   English dictionary

• subdue — /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 …  

• subdue — 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 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• subdue — sub•due [[t]səbˈdu, ˈdyu[/t]] v. t. dued, du•ing 1) to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul[/ex] 2) to overpower by superior force; overcome 3) to bring under mental or emotional control, as by persuasion or intimidation 4) to… …   From formal English to slang

• subdue — verb a) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control. b) To bring (a country) under control by force …   Wiktionary

• subdue — 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 …   English new terms dictionary

• subdue — 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… …   New dictionary of synonyms