Firefighters worked for hours to subdue the blaze that threatened the ancient forest preserve.
消防员们工作数小时以扑灭威胁古老森林保护区的火灾。
Which choice best defines “subdue”?
C — To bring under control, to conquer. “subdue” means to bring under control, to conquer.
Which word means “to bring under control, to conquer”?
A — subdue. “subdue” means to bring under control, to conquer.
subdue — to bring under control, to conquer. In Chinese: v. 征服，压制.
subdue is pronounced /səbˈdjuː/.
Firefighters worked for hours to subdue the blaze that threatened the ancient forest preserve. (消防员们工作数小时以扑灭威胁古老森林保护区的火灾。)
conquer, overcome, quell — all close in meaning to subdue (to bring under control, to conquer).
release, incite — each the opposite of subdue (to bring under control, to conquer).
Yes. subdue is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
sub(below) + due(pull) → pull down → subdue, suppress.