Subdue /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Subdued; p. pr. & vb. n. Subduing

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.

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.

   If aught . . . were worthy to subdue The soul of man.

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.