Synonyms

inhibit conquer suppress curb stamp_down

Examples

"suppress a nascent uprising", "stamp down on littering" "conquer one's desires"

Used in print

A 24 - year-old Atlanta man was arrested Sunday after breaking into the home of relatives in search of his wife , hitting his uncle with a rock and assaulting two police_officers who tried to subdue him , police said .

He was then subdued and placed in the police_car to be taken to Grady_Hospital for treatment of scratches received in the melee .

Related terms

control hush stifle squelch smother wink dampen choke_off burke silence inhibition conqueror suppresser forbiddance suppressor suppression

Synonyms

repress subjugate quash reduce keep_down

Examples

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

Used in print

We knew the enemy was subdued , because a flare was fired as the signal .

Related terms

oppress clamp_down overcomer

Synonyms

cricify mortify

Examples

"subdue one's appetites" "mortify the flesh"

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control mortify abstain

Synonyms

overcome surmount master get_over swim

Examples

"He overcame his shyness"

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overcome bulldog

Synonyms

subordinate

Examples

"Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

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lower subordinate

Synonyms

tame chasten

Related terms

change break_in domesticate