subduer

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sub·due

(səb-do͞o′, -dyo͞o′)

tr.v. sub·dued, sub·du·ing, sub·dues

1. To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.

a. To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome: subdued the wild horse; subdued the rebellion in the party ranks.

b. To make less intense or prominent; reduce or tone down: I was unable to subdue my excitement about the upcoming holiday.

3. To bring (land) under cultivation: Farmers subdued the arid lands of Australia.

[Middle English subduen, alteration (influenced by Latin subdere, to subject) of Old French suduire, to seduce, from Latin subdūcere, to withdraw (probably influenced by Latin sēdūcere, to seduce) : sub-, away; see sub- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

sub·du′a·ble adj.

sub·du′er n.

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subduer

(səbˈdjuːə)

someone who or something that subdues

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subduer - someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion

overcomer, surmounter

controller, restrainer - a person who directs and restrains

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