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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•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.
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