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Subdued \Sub*dued"\, a.
1. Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild.
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2. Not glaring in color; soft in tone.
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Subdue \Sub*due"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subdued}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Subduing}.] [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.
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I will subdue all thine enemies. --1 Chron.
xvii. 10.
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2. To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to
crush.
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Nothing could have subdued nature
To such a lowness, but his unkind daughters. --Shak.
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If aught . . . were worthy to subdue
The soul of man. --Milton.
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3. To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue
a fever.
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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.
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5. To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to
subdue opposition by argument or entreaties.
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6. To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue
ferocity by tears.
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7. To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as
weeds.
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8. To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to
soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors.
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Syn: To conquer; overpower; overcome; surmount; vanquish. See
{Conquer}.
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