subdue

v. அடிப்படுத்து, கீழ்ப்படுத்து, ஆட்சிக்கு உட்படுத்து, தோல்வியுறச்செய், முற்றும் தன்வயப்படுத்து, பழக்கி ஆட்கொள்ளு, ஒழுங்குமுறை படியவை, மென்மையாக்கு, இளகச்செய், முனைப்பினைக்குறை, படம் வகையில் வண்ணச்செறிவை இளக்கு, மட்டுப்படுத்து, தணிவி.

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Sub*due", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subdued; p. pr. & vb. n. Subduing.] Etym: [OE. soduen, OF. sosduire to seduce, L. subtus below (fr. sub under) + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Subduct.] 1. To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish. I will subdue all thine enemies. 1 Chron. xvii. 10. 2. To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush. Nothing could have subdued nature To such a lowness, but his unkind daughters. Shak. If aught . . . were worthy to subdue The soul of man. Milton. 3. To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a fever. 4. 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. 5. To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties. 6. To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears. 7. To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as weeds. 8. To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors. Syn. -- To conquer; overpower; overcome; surmount; vanquish. See Conquer.