Subdue is a verb which means 'supress, conquer, defeat or overcome'; in can also mean 'restrain, suppress or hold back'; OR 'pacify, calm or soothe'.
Subdue is a verb that means to subject, suppress, conquer, repress, or overpower. Example sentence:
The campaign manager set tried to subdue the images that the opponents were proliferating about their candidate.
they subdued the suspect.
Think of the mob. The mob has been subdued by the police. he was very subdued after being proved wrong
The henchmen were subdued with the help of the police present at the crime scene.
In 1521, Hernando Cortez fought and subdued the Aztecs.
It means defeated. "King Ramesses subdued the Sea People." means he defeated them. In the passive, it also means "dimmed". It can be used literally, as in "The lights in the room were subdued" meaning that they were dim, or figuratively, as in "Her spirits were subdued by the sad news".
The root word of "subdued" is "subdue," which means to bring something under control or to conquer.
Not being subdued
Subdued
Two.
defeated or killed
Subdued
Subdued rank insignia in the US Armed Forces wasn't introduced until the Vietnam war.