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1
to achieve a victory over
- subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers
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2
to bring under one's control by force of arms
- subdued the rebels and sent their leaders to the gallows
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- annihilate,
- beat,
- clobber,
- crush,
- defeat,
- drub,
- lick,
- mow (down),
- overcome,
- prevail (over),
- reduce,
- rout,
- skunk,
- smash,
- thrash,
- triumph (over),
- trounce,
- wallop,
- whip
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3
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
- labored through the night to subdue the river's rising waters by building a wall of sandbags around their property
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The first known use of subdue was in the 14th century
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