Engelsk udsagnsord: subdue | |||
1. | subdue (om adfærd) put down by force or intimidation | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The government quashes any attempt of an uprising. China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently. The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subjugate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | crush, oppress, suppress | ||
2. | subdue (om ændring) to put down by force or authority | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Suppress a nascent uprising. Stamp down on littering. Conquer one's desires. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, suppress | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | ||
Mere specifikke termer | blink, blink away, burke, choke back, choke down, choke off, dampen, hush, hush up, muffle, quell, quench, quieten, repress, shut up, silence, silence, smother, squelch, stifle, stifle, still, strangle, wink | ||
3. | subdue (om følelse) hold within limits and control | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Subdue one's appetites. Mortify the flesh. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | crucify, mortify | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | ||
Mere specifikke termer | mortify | ||
Kan forårsage | abstain, desist, refrain | ||
4. | subdue (om konkurrence) get on top of; deal with successfully | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He overcame his shyness. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | get over, master, overcome, surmount | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bulldog | ||
5. | subdue (om ændring) make subordinate, dependent, or subservient | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | subordinate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | lour, lower | ||
6. | subdue (om ændring) correct by punishment or discipline | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | chasten, tame | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | alter, change, modify | ||