subdue
verb (used with object)
to conquer and bring into subjection.
are subduing
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present progressiveof subdue.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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For every plague, horseman and reaper, there are several sparkling books on how we are subduing them.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 26, 2018
You are subduing the wilderness, extending the frontier.
From The Blazed Trail by Stewart Edward White
The inhabitants are subduing savage Nature; but, as time will surely show, their greatest achievement is the rearing of fearless men.
From The Greater Power by W. Herbert Dunton
