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Definitions for Subduer

[1] to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
[2] to overpower by superior force; overcome.
[3] to bring under mental or emotional control, as by persuasion or intimidation; render submissive.
[4] to repress (feelings, impulses, etc.).
[5] to bring (land) under cultivation: to subdue the wilderness.
[6] to reduce the intensity, force, or vividness of (sound, light, color, etc.); tone down; soften.
[7] to allay (inflammation, infection, etc.).
[8] to establish ascendancy over by force
[9] to overcome and bring under control, as by intimidation or persuasion
[10] to hold in check or repress (feelings, emotions, etc)
[11] to render less intense or less conspicuous

Words related to Subduer

subdueconquistador, hero, winner, victor, subjugator, vanquisher, defeater

Words nearby Subduer

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Origin of Subduer

1350–1400; Middle English so(b)duen, so(b)dewen < Anglo-French *soduer to overcome, Old French soduire to deceive, seduce < Latin subdūcere to withdraw (see subduct); meaning in E (and Anglo-French ) < Latin subdere to place beneath, subdue

Other words from Subduer

sub·du·a·ble , adjective
sub·du·a·ble·ness , noun
sub·du·a·bly , adverb
sub·du·er , noun
sub·du·ing·ly , adverb
pre·sub·due , verb (used with object), pre·sub·dued, pre·sub·du·ing.
un·sub·du·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Subduer

C14 sobdue, from Old French soduire to mislead, from Latin subdūcere to remove; English sense influenced by Latin subdere to subject

Synonyms for Subduer

conquistador, hero, subjugator, vanquisher, victor, winner, defeater