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subdue
subdue /səbˈdjuː/ aep /-ˈduː/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for subdue
► F0 to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing: » The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.» He criticized the school for trying to subdue individual expression.Thesaurus+: ↑Preventing and impeding , ↑Limiting and restrictingThesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making less strong |