subdue
verb (used with object)
to conquer and bring into subjection.
subdues
-
present tense formof subdue (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
We don’t yet know how MiniFlayer subdues its helper, or whether MindFlayer has evolved countermeasures.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023
Nathan, a rich Jewish trader, is wooed by Salah ad-Din to shore up the city’s treasury after the sultan subdues the Christian crusaders, sparing one, played with amusing energy by Drew Kopas.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2022
One half of this cycle subdues tides, making the high tides lower and the low tides higher.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
A masterpiece of bromantic woes, the movie subdues toxic masculinity and makes a case for men’s often dismissed necessity for platonic companionship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2020
But again he returns when my gloom he discerns, And subdues his dark spirit of storms; And the shower descends while the rainbow blends And the sunshine brightens and warms.
From Verses of Feeling and Fancy by Wm. M. MacKeracher
