SUBDUE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

get on top of

Example: deal with successfully; He overcame his shyness

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

hold within limits and control

Example: subdue one's appetites; mortify the flesh

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Verb

correct by punishment or discipline

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

put down by force or intimidation

Example: The government quashes any attempt of an uprising; China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently; The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

bring under control by force or authority

Example: suppress a nascent uprising; stamp down on littering; conquer one's desires

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

make subordinate, dependent, or subservient

Example: Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler