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Glisten :: Glisten (v. i.) To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars..

Subduement :: Subdued (a.) Not glaring in color; soft in tone.

Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties..

Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears..

Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress..

Tame :: Tame (a.) To subdue; to conquer; to repress; as, to tame the pride or passions of youth..

Attempt :: Attempt (v. t.) To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts the virtue of a woman..

Quail :: Quail (v. t.) To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.

Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish..

Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as weeds..

Undertone :: Undertone (n.) A low or subdued tone or utterance; a tone less loud than usual.

Vanquish :: Vanquish (v. t.) To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy..

Hem :: Hem (interj.) An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm..

Mellow :: Mellow (superl.) Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc..

Melt :: Melt (v. i.) Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear..

Subject :: Subject (v. t.) To bring under control, power, or dominion; to make subject; to subordinate; to subdue..

Fight :: Fight (v. i.) To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; -- followed by with or against..

Convince :: Convince (v. t.) To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master.

Under :: Under (adv.) In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail..

Starve :: Starve (v. t.) To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender..

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