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Grammar : Verb
Spell : suhb-doo, -dyoo
Phonetic Transcription : səbˈdu, -ˈdyu



Definition of subduing

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to conquer," from Old French souduire "deceive, seduce," from Latin subducere "draw, lead away, withdraw" (see subduce). The sense seems to have been taken in Anglo-French from Latin subdere. Subduct in the sense of "subtract" is from 1570s. Related: Subdued; subduing.
  • verb keep under control; moderate
Example sentences :
  • Adversity vexed and irritated, instead of calming and subduing her.
  • Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
  • There never was any question of subduing Salome; it was a question of subduing Atland!
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Play » by W. D. Howells
  • At the rate he was subduing me, he must have felt that it would be a long job.
  • Extract from : « Down The River » by Oliver Optic
  • I have only one means of subduing that savage beast you sold me, you egregious cheat.
  • Extract from : « The Brass Bell » by Eugne Sue
  • Soon the spade, the plough, and the axe began their subduing work.
  • Extract from : « Six Months at the Cape » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • That subduing alliance was to be found, in perfection, in the person of Mrs Causand.
  • Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard
  • He said all you wanted to do, in subduing the spirit of animals, was to gain their confidence.
  • Extract from : « Peck's Sunshine » by George W. Peck
  • I fairly ground my teeth, subduing the rage and contempt that shook me.
  • Extract from : « The Reckoning » by Robert W. Chambers
  • But emotions are only partially suppressed by subduing their expression.
  • Extract from : « Tracks of a Rolling Stone » by Henry J. Coke
  • Grief and anxiety aided her in subduing her will and learning resignation.
  • Extract from : « Scenes and Characters » by Charlotte M. Yonge

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