It was necessary for Margaret to subdue her enthusiasm, as this was a solemn occasion.
Example of a mob: The police had to use tear gas to subdue the mob.
That was a really big subdue light.
"The government had to use force to subdue the angry mob." A synonym of subdue is conquer, so you use it the same way.
Troops were called in to subdue the rebels. The government tried hard to subdue inflation Julia had to subdue an urge to stroke his hair.
In order to subdue Jimmy, they gave him a shot of Ativan.
Therefore, they tried to find a way to temporarily subdue defilement's.
"You can subdue someone who tries to break into your house by hitting them with a bat." "After the two burglars fell from the roof, the police arrived to subdue them." "The British expended much effort to subdue the hostile natives in central Africa." "At the football game, the nerd section would shout 'Subdue them, subdue them, Make them relinquish the ball!'"
Yes I can! "Subdue those men!" the general ordered.
I applied a half Nelson to control my opponent's arm during the wrestling match.
One could presume that a tranquilizer would subdue the animal during the flight to Boston. Once the court officer could subdue and prisoner, the officer tried to presume a calm attitude toward her.
The police used pepper spray to subdue the violent man. The mother hoped that gentle rocking would subdue her fussy infant.
I hit on your mom with intentions to subdue her and within 5 minutes i was playing chess on her bed.