Subdue



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.征服; 压制; 减轻
• ［英］ v.征服 ( to conquer;vanquish) ; 压制 ( to bring under control; curb) ; 减轻 ( to reduce the intensity or degree of)
• ［记］ sub ( 在下面) ＋due ( ＝duce) 引导 -> 引到下_面 -> 征_服

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (subdued; subduing)

• Etymology: Middle English sodewen, subduen, from Anglo-French soduire, subdure to lead astray, overcome, arrest (influenced in form and meaning by Latin subdere to subject), from Latin subducere to withdraw, remove stealthily
• Date: 14th century
• 1. to conquer and bring into subjection ; vanquish
• 2. to bring under control especially by an exertion of the will ; curb <subdued my foolish fears>
• 3. to bring (land) under cultivation
• 4. to reduce the intensity or degree of ; tone down
• Synonyms: see conquer
• ? subduer noun

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