All 6 Uses of
subdue
in
Dune
- How simple it was to subdue the Bene Gesserit.†
Book 1 *
- He will subdue this woman if he sees her gain control of you.†
Book 1
- She found it increasingly difficult to subdue her terror at the overpowering strangeness in Paul.†
Book 1
- It took intense concentration of her Bene Gesserit training to put down the primal terrors, subduing a race-memory fear that threatened to fill her mind.†
Book 2
- Stilgar glanced at the man Paul had subdued—Jamis.†
Book 2
- During this period, it was said that Genesis was reinterpreted, permitting God to say: "Increase and multiply, and fill the universe, and subdue it, and rule over all manner of strange beasts and living creatures in the infinite airs, on the infinite earths and beneath them."†
Book A2 -
Definition:
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(subdue as a verb as in: subdued the opposition) to control, prevent, or make less intense -- sometimes through forceThe exact meaning of subdue depends upon its context. For example:
- "subdued a nation" -- defeated militarily and brought under control
- "subdued the fever" -- made it less intense or defeated it
- "subdued her enthusiasm" -- made it less intense
- "subdued her fears" -- made them less intense or overcame them
- "subdued my emotions" -- kept them under control
- "subdued the crowd" -- quieted or controlled it