transcription, транскрипция: [ səb-ˈdü, -ˈdyü ]
transitive verb
( sub·dued ; sub·du·ing )
Etymology: Middle English sodewen, subduen, from Anglo-French soduire, subdure to lead astray, overcome, arrest (influenced in form and meaning by Latin subdere to subject), from Latin subducere to withdraw, remove stealthily
Date: 14th century
1. : to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
2. : to bring under control especially by an exertion of the will : curb
subdued my foolish fears
3. : to bring (land) under cultivation
4. : to reduce the intensity or degree of : tone down
Synonyms: see conquer
• sub·du·er noun