The king sought to subdue the rebellious province.
国王试图征服叛乱的省份。
Which word is a synonym for “subdue”?
B — conquer. “subdue” means v. to bring under control, to conquer
It took three strong officers to ______ the struggling, violent suspect.
B — subdue. “subdue” means v. to bring under control, to conquer
subdue — v. to bring under control, to conquer. In Chinese: v. 征服，压制.
subdue is pronounced /səbˈdjuː/. It breaks into 2 syllables: sub · due.
The king sought to subdue the rebellious province. (国王试图征服叛乱的省份。)
conquer, control, quell, suppress — all close in meaning to subdue (v. to bring under control, to conquer).
Yes. subdue appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
sub(below) + due(pull) → pull down → subdue, suppress.