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subdue : paampo (v.); buntog (v.)

Glosses: (~ related words)
subdue
v. (social)1. keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugateput 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"
~ crush, oppress, suppresscome down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority.; "The government oppresses political activists"
v. (change)2. conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppressto put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
~ blink away, blink, winkforce to go away by blinking.; "blink away tears"
~ dampen, stiflesmother or suppress.; "Stifle your curiosity"
~ choke back, choke down, choke offsuppress.; "He choked down his rage"
~ silence, hush, hush up, still, quieten, shut upcause to be quiet or not talk.; "Please silence the children in the church!"
~ burkeget rid of, silence, or suppress.; "burke an issue"
~ silencekeep from expression, for example by threats or pressure.; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
~ quell, squelch, quenchsuppress or crush completely.; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
~ muffle, stifle, repress, strangle, smotherconceal or hide.; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, holdlessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
v. (emotion)3. crucify, mortify, subduehold within limits and control.; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
~ desist, abstain, refrainchoose not to consume.; "I abstain from alcohol"
~ mortifypractice self-denial of one's body and appetites.
~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, holdlessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
v. (competition)4. get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmountget on top of; deal with successfully.; "He overcame his shyness"
~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shellcome out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
~ bulldogthrow a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo.
v. (change)5. subdue, subordinatemake subordinate, dependent, or subservient.; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
~ lour, lowerset lower.; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"
v. (change)6. chasten, subdue, tamecorrect by punishment or discipline.
~ alter, change, modifycause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"