subdue

Meaning

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

Synonyms

conquer

overcome

subjugate

defeat

suppress

repress

overpower

restrain

vanquish

tame

quell

control

master

destroy

curb

reduce

beat

soften

check

break

quash

abase

subject

subordinate

surmount

inhibit

keep down

crush

bring into subjection

chasten

oppress

coerce

win

stamp down

put down

mortify

appease

take

surrender

chastise

get over

bend over

humble

humiliate

train

🚋

accompanied by

weaken

discipline

enslave

assuage

crucify

mitigate

oppression

outplay

overbear

overpass

overwhelm

pacify

palliate

persuade

press down

quench

repulse

resist

restraint

rout

ruin

scorn

smother

snuff out

stifle

subjection

subject to

submit

suppression

surpass

tackle

thrash

trounce

tyrannize

victorious

whip

win over

wipe out

yield

beat off

bring under

diss

keep under control

prevail over

get a handle on

trample underfoot

see nyorovedo 3

get under

win one’s heart

abuse

bring under control

bring low

triump over

make humble

settle hash

keep in hand

obtain victory over

reduce to mildness

best

render submissive

stop

🛑

allay

alleviate

attenuate

badmouth

bear down

beat out

be silent

bind

blanket

block

bottle up

break in

bring into allegiance

bring to heel

calm

carry out

carry the day

carry through

chase

conceal

conquest

constrain

cool off

criticize

cut

daunt

deaden

debilitate

defray

denigrate

diminish

disarm

dissimulate

dominate

dragoon

enfeeble

finish off

flutter

fly

✈️

force

get rid of

govern

hold down

insult

intimidate

kill

🔪🩸👤

lick

lose

lower

Hyphenated as

sub‧due

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səbˈdu/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: subdewen

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”).