verb [VN] (rather formal)
1 to bring sb/sth under control, especially by using force
SYNDEFEAT:
Troops were called in to subdue the rebels. * government efforts to subdue inflation
2 to calm or control your feelings:
Julia had to subdue an urge to stroke his hair.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for subdue is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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