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Meaning of subdue
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subdue
v 1: 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" [syn: {repress},
{quash}, {keep down}, {subdue}, {subjugate}, {reduce}]
2: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent
uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
[syn: {suppress}, {stamp down}, {inhibit}, {subdue},
{conquer}, {curb}]
3: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites";
"mortify the flesh" [syn: {mortify}, {subdue}, {crucify}]
4: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his
shyness" [syn: {overcome}, {get over}, {subdue}, {surmount},
{master}]
5: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have
to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [syn: {subordinate},
{subdue}]
6: correct by punishment or discipline [syn: {tame}, {chasten},
{subdue}]
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