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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•dued /səbˈdud, -ˈdyud/USA pronunciation adj. - quiet;
very calm or downcast:He spoke in a very subdued voice.
(of colors) reduced in brightness or strength:The room was lit in subdued colors. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•dued (səb do̅o̅d′, -dyo̅o̅d′),USA pronunciation adj. - quiet;
inhibited;
repressed;
controlled:After the argument he was much more subdued. - lowered in intensity or strength;
reduced in fullness of tone, as a color or voice;
muted:subdued light; wallpaper in subdued greens. - (of land) not marked by any striking features, as mountains or cliffs:a subdued landscape.
sub•dued′ly, adv. sub•dued′ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: subdued /səbˈdjuːd/ adj - cowed, passive, or shy
- gentle or quiet: a subdued whisper
- (of colours, etc) not harsh or bright
sub•due /səbˈdu, -ˈdyu/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -dued, -du•ing. - to overcome or overpower by force:Rome subdued Gaul.
- to hold back, keep in control, or repress (feelings, etc.):His soothing words subdued her fears.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•due (səb do̅o̅′, -dyo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation v.t., -dued, -du•ing. - to conquer and bring into subjection:Rome subdued Gaul.
- to overpower by superior force;
overcome. - to bring under mental or emotional control, as by persuasion or intimidation;
render submissive. - to repress (feelings, impulses, etc.).
- to bring (land) under cultivation:to subdue the wilderness.
- to reduce the intensity, force, or vividness of (sound, light, color, etc.);
tone down;
soften. - to allay (inflammation, infection, etc.).
- Latin subdere to place beneath, subdue
- Latin subdūcere to withdraw (see subduct); meaning in English (and Anglo-French)
- Anglo-French *soduer to overcome, Old French soduire to deceive, seduce
- Middle English so(b)duen, so(b)dewen 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged subjugate, vanquish. See defeat.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tame, break, discipline.
- 3, 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged suppress.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged awaken, arouse.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged intensify.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: subdue /səbˈdjuː/ vb ( -dues, -duing, -dued)(transitive)- to establish ascendancy over by force
- to overcome and bring under control, as by intimidation or persuasion
- to hold in check or repress (feelings, emotions, etc)
- to render less intense or less conspicuous
Etymology: 14th Century sobdue, from Old French soduire to mislead, from Latin subdūcere to remove; English sense influenced by Latin subdere to subjectsubˈduable adj subˈdual n |