subdue

subdue is a 6-letter English word with 14 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 14 senses

Definitions

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

   Synonyms: chasten, tame

10. verb. to put down by force or authority

    "suppress a nascent uprising"

    "stamp down on littering"

    Synonyms: conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress

11. verb. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient

    "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

    Synonyms: subordinate

12. verb. get on top of; deal with successfully

    "He overcame his shyness"

    Synonyms: master, overcome, surmount

13. verb. hold within limits and control

    "subdue one's appetites"

    "mortify the flesh"

    Synonyms: crucify, mortify

14. verb. put down by force or intimidation

    "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"

    "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"

    Synonyms: quash, reduce, repress, subjugate

Synonyms

chasten, tame, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subordinate, master, overcome, surmount, crucify, mortify, quash, reduce, repress, subjugate

Common word forms

subdued, subduer, subdues, subduing, subduement

Words from these letters

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