subdue

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
  2. (transitive) To bring (a country) under control by force.

Frecuencia

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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/səbˈdu/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

From Middle English subdewen, subduen, sodewen, from Old French souduire, from Latin subdūcō (“to draw away”), perhaps influenced by subdō (“to subdue, subject”).

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