v. t. | 1. | To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish. |
| 2. | To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush. |
| 3. | To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a fever. |
| 4. | To render submissive; to bring under command; to reduce to mildness or obedience; to tame; as, to subdue a stubborn child; to subdue the temper or passions. |
| 5. | To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties. |
| 6. | To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears. |
| 7. | To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as weeds. |
| 8. | To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors. |