亚洲网紅露点

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subdue

[ suhb-doo, -dyoo ]

verb (used with object)

subdued, subduing.
  1. to conquer and bring into subjection:

    Rome subdued Gaul.

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  2. to overpower by superior force; overcome.
  3. to bring under mental or emotional control, as by persuasion or intimidation; render submissive.

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  4. to repress (feelings, impulses, etc.).

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  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.

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  7. to allay (inflammation, infection, etc.).


subdue

/ 蝉蓹产藞诲箩耻藧 /

verb

  1. to establish ascendancy over by force
  2. to overcome and bring under control, as by intimidation or persuasion
  3. to hold in check or repress (feelings, emotions, etc)
  4. to render less intense or less conspicuous
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 蝉耻产藞诲耻补濒, noun
  • 蝉耻产藞诲耻补产濒别, adjective
  • 蝉耻产藞诲耻补产濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉耻产路诲耻顎僡路产濒别 adjective
  • 蝉耻产路诲耻顎僡路产濒别路ness noun
  • 蝉耻产路诲耻顎僡路产濒测 adverb
  • 蝉耻产路诲耻顎侥谤 noun
  • 蝉耻产路诲耻顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 辫谤别顎却耻产路诲耻别顎 verb (used with object) presubdued presubduing
  • un顎叢醭懿坊宄茴僡路产濒别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of subdue1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English so(b)duen, so(b)dewen, from unattested Anglo-French soduer 鈥渢o overcome,鈥 from Old French soduire 鈥渢o deceive, seduce,鈥 from Latin 蝉耻产诲奴肠别谤别 鈥渢o withdraw鈥; meaning in English (and Anglo-French ) from Latin subdere 鈥渢o place beneath, subdue鈥; subduct
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of subdue1

C14 sobdue, from Old French soduire to mislead, from Latin 蝉耻产诲奴肠别谤别 to remove; English sense influenced by Latin subdere to subject
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With Ramsey standing at just over 5 feet tall, Ellie uses her size as an asset 鈥 combining nimbleness and reckless overconfidence to subdue much larger foes, people and infected alike.

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The shootings occurred despite policies that prioritize deescalation techniques and the use of 鈥渓ess-lethal鈥 alternatives, such as bean bag rounds meant to subdue people without resorting to firearms.

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Mere seconds into the arrest, however, his handler failed to contain and subdue his K-9 partner.

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Canada denounced Trump鈥檚 executive order but Mexico is taking a more subdued approach.

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They probably also care about stability on the world stage 鈥 a subdued China, a relatively calm Middle East and a long-overdue peace deal to end the bloodshed in Eastern Europe.

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