Question 1 · Quick check
subdue
CEFRC1
/səbˈdu/
verb
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To bring someone or something under control.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo bring (a country) under control by force.
Examples
I could not subdue the desire to laugh.
There is, perhaps, not one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as vanity.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /səbˈdjuː/
- /səbˈdʒuː/
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningTo overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
More examples
In contextWe cannot subdue nature.
And when their ſcattered armie is ſubdu’d: And you march on their ſlaughtered carkaſſes, Share equally the gold that bought their liues, And liue like Gentlmen in Perſea, […]
Gary Cahill, a target for Arsenal and Tottenham before the transfer window closed, put England ahead early on and Rooney was on target twice before the interval as the early hostility of the Bulgarian supporters was swiftly subdued.
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Origin
verb
From Middle English subdewen, subduen, sodewen, from Old French souduire, from Latin subdūcō (“to draw away”), perhaps influenced by subdō (“to subdue, subject”).