subdue

Oxford American Dictionary
subdue
- IPA[səbˈdo͞o]
美式
- v.
  
  overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person)；bring (a country or people) under control by force
- verb: subdue, 3rd person present: subdues, gerund or present participle: subduing, past tense: subdued, past participle: subdued
- 釋義
v.
動詞
1. overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person) she managed to subdue an instinct to applaud 同義詞 conquer, defeat, vanquish, get the better of, overpower, ... 更多overcome, overwhelm, crush, quash, quell, beat, trounce, subjugate, master, suppress, gain the upper hand over, triumph over, tame, bring someone to their knees, hold in check, humble, chasten, cow, informallick, thrash, wipe the floor with, clobber, demolish, hammer, make mincemeat of, walk all over, curb, restrain, hold back, constrain, contain, inhibit, repress, suppress, stifle, smother, check, keep in check, arrest, bridle, rein in, control, govern, master, quash, quell, moderate, tone down, diminish, lessen, damp, informallick, nip in the bud, keep a/the lid on
▪ bring (a country or people) under control by force Charles went on a campaign to subdue the Saxons

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