Definition of subdue

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

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Melt :: Melt (v. i.) Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear..
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue..
Quell :: Quell (v. t.) To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
Reduce :: Reduce (n.) To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture; as, to reduce a province or a fort..
Subduement :: Subdued (a.) Not glaring in color; soft in tone.
Subdual :: Subduable (a.) Able to be subdued.
Overworn :: Overworn (v. t.) Worn out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite.
Daunt :: Daunt (v. t.) To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.
Subduing :: Subdued (imp. & p. p.) of Subdu.
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..
Charm :: Charm (n.) To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic..
Evince :: Evince (v. t.) To conquer; to subdue.
Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To render submissive; to bring under command; to reduce to mildness or obedience; to tame; as, to subdue a stubborn child; to subdue the temper or passions..
Tread :: Tread (v. t.) To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
Curb :: Curb (v. t.) To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend to one's will; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to confine; to keep in check..
Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush.
Inexpugnable :: Inexpugnable (a.) Incapable of being subdued by force; impregnable; unconquerable.
Adaunt :: Adaunt (v. t.) To daunt; to subdue; to mitigate.
Overpower :: Overpower (v. t.) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes..
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