subdue
IPA: sʌbdˈu
verb
- To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- To bring (a country) under control by force.
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Examples of "subdue" in Sentences
- The ballyhoo was subdued.
- She is subdued and quiet today.
- He was subdued by the interloper.
- The riot was subdued after a day.
- The objective is to subdue the bull.
- But, the color on the rest is subdued.
- He subdues Bedlam and damages the engine.
- They kidnap the kings and subdue the dragons.
- At least the colors in the photo look subdued.
- He was obsessed by the desire to subdue the Stedingers.
- Is allegedly* hit by Police in an attempt to "subdue" her.
- Humans are told to "subdue" the earth and "rule over" the air, land and sea.
- But the harsh facts of human history belie this benign revisionist interpretation of the meaning of "subdue".
- But the harsh facts of human history belie this benign revisionist interpretation of the meaning of "subdue" and "rule over."
- Would you be so kind as to describe how one person might "subdue" another person by the written use of a particular word or words?
- A kid lying on the ground with a broken back was allegedly saying "shoot cops, kill cops" so they had to taser him 19 times to "subdue" him.
- But the harsh facts of human history belie this benign revisionist interpretation of the meaning of "subdue," and the preponderance of unambiguous passages in the Bible giving mankind dominion over nature's bounty argue against any idea that religion is environmentalism in disguise.
- Chapter 1's command that humanity "subdue" the earth and "have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth" now yields to chapter 2's description of Adam's mission "to dress . . . and to keep" the garden of Eden.