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Detailed Synonyms for subdue in English

subdue:

to subdue verbe (subdues, subdued, subdueing)

  1. to subdue
    to control; to moderate; to subdue; to keep back
    • control verbe (controls, controlled, controlling)
    • moderate verbe (moderates, moderated, moderating)
    • subdue verbe (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
    • keep back verbe (keeps back, kept back, keeping back)
  2. to subdue
    to suppress; to revoke; to withhold; to subdue; to retract; keep in control; to recant; to keep back; to pulverize; to take back; to rub fine; to crush; to pulverise
    • suppress verbe (suppresss, suppressed, suppressing)
    • revoke verbe (revokes, revoked, revoking)
    • withhold verbe (withholds, withheld, withholding)
    • subdue verbe (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
    • retract verbe (retracts, retracted, retracting)
    • recant verbe (recants, recanted, recanting)
    • keep back verbe (keeps back, kept back, keeping back)
    • pulverize verbe, américain (pulverizes, pulverized, pulverizing)
    • take back verbe (takes back, took back, taking back)
    • rub fine verbe (rubs fine, rubbed fine, rubbing fine)
    • crush verbe (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • pulverise verbe, britannique
  3. to subdue
    to tame; to domesticate; to subdue; to control
    • tame verbe (tames, tamed, taming)
    • domesticate verbe (domesticates, domesticated, domesticating)
    • subdue verbe (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
    • control verbe (controls, controlled, controlling)
  4. to subdue
    – correct by punishment or discipline 1
    to subdue; to tame; to chasten
    – correct by punishment or discipline 1
    • subdue verbe (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
    • tame verbe (tames, tamed, taming)
    • chasten verbe (chastens, chastened, chastening)
  5. to subdue
    – to put down by force or authority 1
    to inhibit; to curb; to suppress; to conquer; to subdue; stamp down
    – to put down by force or authority 1
    • inhibit verbe (inhibits, inhibited, inhibiting)
    • curb verbe (curbs, curbed, curbing)
    • suppress verbe (suppresss, suppressed, suppressing)
      • suppress a nascent uprising1
    • conquer verbe (conquers, conquered, conquering)
      • conquer one's desires1
    • subdue verbe (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
    • stamp down verbe
      • stamp down on littering1
  6. to subdue
    – make subordinate, dependent, or subservient 1
    to subordinate; to subdue
    – make subordinate, dependent, or subservient 1
    • subordinate verbe (subordinates, subordinated, subordinating)
      • Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler1
    • subdue verbe (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
  7. to subdue
    – get on top of; deal with successfully 1
    to overcome; to master; to subdue; to get over; surmount
    – get on top of; deal with successfully 1
    • overcome verbe (overcomes, overcame, overcoming)
      • He overcame his shyness1
    • master verbe (masters, mastered, mastering)
    • subdue verbe (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
    • get over verbe (gets over, got over, getting over)
    • surmount verbe
  8. to subdue
    – hold within limits and control 1
    to subdue; to crucify; to mortify
    – hold within limits and control 1
    • subdue verbe (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
      • subdue one's appetites1
    • crucify verbe (crucifies, crucified, crucifying)
    • mortify verbe (mortifies, mortified, mortifying)
      • mortify the flesh1
  9. to subdue
    – put down by force or intimidation 1
    to reduce; to subdue; subjugate; repress; keep down; quash
    – put down by force or intimidation 1
    • reduce verbe (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • subdue verbe (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
    • subjugate verbe
      • The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land1
    • repress verbe
    • keep down verbe
    • quash verbe
      • The government quashes any attempt of an uprising1

Conjugations for subdue:

present
  1. subdue
  2. subdue
  3. subdues
  4. subdue
  5. subdue
  6. subdue
simple past
  1. subdued
  2. subdued
  3. subdued
  4. subdued
  5. subdued
  6. subdued
present perfect
  1. have subdued
  2. have subdued
  3. has subdued
  4. have subdued
  5. have subdued
  6. have subdued
past continuous
  1. was subdueing
  2. were subdueing
  3. was subdueing
  4. were subdueing
  5. were subdueing
  6. were subdueing
future
  1. shall subdue
  2. will subdue
  3. will subdue
  4. shall subdue
  5. will subdue
  6. will subdue
continuous present
  1. am subdueing
  2. are subdueing
  3. is subdueing
  4. are subdueing
  5. are subdueing
  6. are subdueing
subjunctive
  1. be subdued
  2. be subdued
  3. be subdued
  4. be subdued
  5. be subdued
  6. be subdued
diverse
  1. subdue!
  2. let's subdue!
  3. subdued
  4. subdueing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

subdue

  1. subdue
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Related Definitions for "subdue":

  1. correct by punishment or discipline1
  2. to put down by force or authority1
  3. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient1
  4. get on top of; deal with successfully1
  5. hold within limits and control1
    • subdue one's appetites1
  6. put down by force or intimidation1