subdue

English

Etymology

From Old French souduire, from Latin subdūcere (“to draw away”), perhaps influenced by Latin subdere (“subdue, subject”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /səbˈdu/

Verb

subdue (third-person singular simple present subdues, present participle subduing, simple past and past participle subdued)

To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC‎:
  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.
To bring (a country) under control by force.

Synonyms

underbring

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Translations

to overcome, quieten, bring under control

Aromanian: ncljin
Bulgarian: подчинявам (bg) impf (podčinjavam), подчиня pf (podčinja)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 征服 (zh) (zhēngfú), 制伏 (zh) (zhìfú)
Dutch: onder controle brengen
Esperanto: obeigi, kvietigi (eo)
Finnish: nujertaa, kukistaa (fi)
French: soumettre (fr), subjuguer (fr)
German: unter Kontrolle bringen, unterwerfen (de)
Greek:
Ancient: καταπονέω (kataponéō)
Ido: submisar (io), domtar (io)

Italian: sottomettere (it), soggiogare (it)
Japanese: 平げる (たいらげる, tairageru), 征服する (ja) (せいふくする, seifuku suru)
Latin: subdō, pācō (la)
Maori: whakangohengohe
Occitan: subjugar, sometre (oc)
Portuguese: subjugar (pt)
Romanian: supune (ro), cuceri (ro), subjuga (ro), închina (ro)
Russian: подчиня́ть (ru) impf (podčinjátʹ), подчини́ть (ru) pf (podčinítʹ)
Spanish: someter (es), doblegar (es), domeñar (es), debelar (es)
Swedish: kuva (sv)
Vietnamese: kềm nén

to bring (a country) under control by force

Chinese:
Mandarin: 征服 (zh) (zhēngfú)
Dutch: onderwerpen (nl)
Esperanto: obeigi
Finnish: vallata (fi)
French: assujettir (fr)
German: unterwerfen (de)
Hungarian: leigáz (hu)

Ido: submisar (io)
Italian: sottomettere (it)
Japanese: 平げる (たいらげる, tairageru), 征服する (ja) (せいふくする, seifuku suru)
Maori: pēhipēhi
Occitan: sometre (oc), subjugar
Portuguese: submeter (pt)
Russian: завоёвывать (ru) impf (zavojóvyvatʹ), завоева́ть (ru) pf (zavojevátʹ)
Spanish: someter (es)

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