subdue
English Thesaurus
1. correct by punishment or discipline (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
2. to put down by force or authority (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | dampen, stifle, |
| definition | : | smother or suppress (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | burke, |
| definition | : | get rid of, silence, or suppress (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | silence, |
| definition | : | keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure (verb.change) |
3. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | lour, lower, |
| definition | : | set lower (verb.change) |
4. get on top of; deal with successfully (verb.competition)
| hyponym | : | bulldog, |
| definition | : | throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo (verb.competition) |
5. hold within limits and control (verb.emotion)
| hyponym | : | mortify, |
| definition | : | practice self-denial of one's body and appetites (verb.emotion) |
6. put down by force or intimidation (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | crush, oppress, suppress, |
| definition | : | come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (verb.social) |
7. to put down by force or authority (verb.change)
| derivation | : | inhibition, suppression, |
| definition | : | (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | curtailment, suppression, |
| definition | : | the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | suppresser, suppressor, |
| definition | : | an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | conqueror, vanquisher, |
| definition | : | someone who is victorious by force of arms (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | overcomer, subduer, surmounter, |
| definition | : | someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suppressive, |
| definition | : | tending to suppress (adj.all) |
8. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient (verb.change)
| derivation | : | mastery, subordination, |
| definition | : | the act of mastering or subordinating someone (noun.act) |
9. hold within limits and control (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | mortification, |
| definition | : | (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself) (noun.act) |
10. put down by force or intimidation (verb.social)
| derivation | : | repression, |
| definition | : | the act of repressing; control by holding down (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | overcomer, subduer, surmounter, |
| definition | : | someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | repression, |
| definition | : | a state of forcible subjugation (noun.state) |
11. to put down by force or authority (verb.change)
| derivation | : | inhibition, suppression, |
| definition | : | (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | curtailment, suppression, |
| definition | : | the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | suppresser, suppressor, |
| definition | : | an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | conqueror, vanquisher, |
| definition | : | someone who is victorious by force of arms (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | overcomer, subduer, surmounter, |
| definition | : | someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suppressive, |
| definition | : | tending to suppress (adj.all) |
12. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient (verb.change)
| derivation | : | mastery, subordination, |
| definition | : | the act of mastering or subordinating someone (noun.act) |
13. hold within limits and control (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | mortification, |
| definition | : | (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself) (noun.act) |
14. put down by force or intimidation (verb.social)
| derivation | : | repression, |
| definition | : | the act of repressing; control by holding down (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | overcomer, subduer, surmounter, |
| definition | : | someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | repression, |
| definition | : | a state of forcible subjugation (noun.state) |
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