Subdue
verb — past tense: subdued ; past participle: subdued ; present participle: subduing ;
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- (TRANSITIVE) (To overcome, to bring under control; to win; to make less intense; to diminish; to soften) មានអំណាច លើ, ត្រួត, បន្សាប (វត្ថុល្វីងរឺប្រៃ), ធ្វើអោយស្រាក, ធ្វើអោយស្ងប់, ធ្វើអោយទ្រាំទ្របាន, ធ្វើអោយធូរស្រាល
Example: The army subdued the enemy and captured the town, The heavy drapes subdued the noise from the street.subdue the enemy បង្ក្រាប, ពង្រាប, subdue his fear ជំនះ
Example: He managed to subdue his mounting anger.
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: subdued ; past participle: subdued ; present participle: subduing ;
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- (TRANSITIVE) To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a fever.
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- (TRANSITIVE) 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.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as weeds.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors.
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- beat, conquer, crush, defeat, humble, master, overcome, quell, rout, subjugate, surmount, vanquish
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- capitulate, cede, lose, retreat, surrender