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Meanings of subdue in English
Usage of subdue in English
1
The family managed to subdue the criminal until the local police arrived.
2
In olden times they created pain; now they strive to subdue it.
3
The Moors in Africa revolted, and Belisarius next went to subdue them.
4
And the way to triumph over them is to subdue the men.
5
But it was a pang which she could readily control and subdue.
6
The system of Irala was to conciliate rather than subdue the natives.
7
If you subdue the lion, you will be victorious in any engagement.
8
His heart was beating suffocatingly; he struggled to subdue his panting breath.
9
Ordinarily he would use them to defend himself and to subdue prey.
10
A greater force might subdue it, but that is not the answer.
11
The migratory instinct seems to subdue for a season the predatory instinct.
12
The French guards fraternized with the people whom they were to subdue.
13
Giddenem replied that such treatment was necessary in order to subdue them.
14
And then arose a tumult, which Orestes in vain attempted to subdue.
15
The Countess led me into the house, wishing to subdue my sadness.
16
And this king will subdue every country over which the wind blows.
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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