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(1):

(v. t.) To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush.

(2):

(v. t.) To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a fever.

(3):

(v. t.) 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.

(4):

(v. t.) To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears.

(5):

(v. t.) To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors.

(6):

(v. t.) To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish.

(7):

(v. t.) To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as weeds.

(8):

(v. t.) To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Subdue'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/subdue.html. 1828.
 
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