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Meaning of subdue

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  subdue
      v 1: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes
           any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her
           dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners
           subjugated the peasants working the land" [syn: {repress},
           {quash}, {keep down}, {subdue}, {subjugate}, {reduce}]
      2: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent
         uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
         [syn: {suppress}, {stamp down}, {inhibit}, {subdue},
         {conquer}, {curb}]
      3: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites";
         "mortify the flesh" [syn: {mortify}, {subdue}, {crucify}]
      4: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his
         shyness" [syn: {overcome}, {get over}, {subdue}, {surmount},
         {master}]
      5: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have
         to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [syn: {subordinate},
         {subdue}]
      6: correct by punishment or discipline [syn: {tame}, {chasten},
         {subdue}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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