subdue[verb]Synonyms:- overcome, break, conquer, control, crush, defeat, master, overpower, quell, tame, vanquish
- moderate, mellow, quieten down, soften, suppress, tone down
Related Words: extinguish,
put down,
quash,
quell,
quench,
squelch,
suppress [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sub‧due /səbˈdjuː $ -ˈduː/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: 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 using force:
Police managed to subdue the angry crowd. Napoleon subdued much of Europe.2. formal to prevent your emotions from showing or being too strong
Synonym : control:
an excitement she could not subdue [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲