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subdue
verb as in keep under control; moderate
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It took a blow to the head from Clark and the assistance of three deputies to subdue her.
The younger brother would try everything in his power from a distance to subdue the roaring flames of passion.
At least one Metropolitan Police officer was injured during the struggle to subdue the man.
A brief struggle ensues as several officers attempt to subdue a squirming Grant, his hands behind his back.
Yet it is these very anarchic groups that the Second Amendment was incorporated to subdue.
Malcolm had selected it as a training-ground that evening, because he meant to weary and subdue his too highly spirited charger.
And unless thou speedily prevent them, they will do greater things than these, and thou shalt not be able to subdue them.
"It's an awfu' gran' book, Rob," she would say after a time, while she strove to subdue the sobs in her breast.
The Romans took two hundred years to subdue it, and the Moors never obtained a footing there.
Forthwith did Earl Hakon subdue all the land and that winter abode he in Throndhjem.
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On this page you'll find 154 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to subdue, such as: conquer, crush, extinguish, humble, overcome, and overpower.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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