subdue
verb (used with object)
to conquer and bring into subjection.
is subduing
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present progressiveof subdue (3rd person singular).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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What’s difficult is subduing the inclination to simply expect him to do it all the time.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 29, 2018
Canada remains one of the world's last frontiers, but it is subduing nature with the tools of modern technology rather than oxcarts and covered wagons.
From Time Magazine Archive
