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#1 subdue v. [repress, quash, keep down, subjugate, reduce] put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land". wn
#2 subdue v. [suppress, stamp down, inhibit, conquer, curb] to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires". wn
#3 subdue v. [mortify, crucify] hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh". wn
#4 subdue v. [overcome, get over, surmount, master] get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness". wn
#5 subdue v. [subordinate] make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler". wn
#2 subdue v. [suppress, stamp down, inhibit, conquer, curb] to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires". wn
#3 subdue v. [mortify, crucify] hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh". wn
#4 subdue v. [overcome, get over, surmount, master] get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness". wn
#5 subdue v. [subordinate] make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler". wn
