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To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of
superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under
dominion; to vanquish. |
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To overpower so as to disable from further resistance;
to crush. |
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To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines
subdue a fever. |
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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. |
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To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as,
to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties. |
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To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to
subdue ferocity by tears. |
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To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as
weeds. |
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To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to
soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors. |
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