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