All 12 Uses of
subdue
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- "Yes, I approve of it," Ivan assented, in a subdued but firm voice.†
Chpt 4
- The great conquerors, Timours and Ghenghis-Khans, whirled like hurricanes over the face of the earth striving to subdue its people, and they too were but the unconscious expression of the same craving for universal unity.†
Chpt 5
- They will marvel at us and will be awe-stricken before us, and will be proud at our being so powerful and clever, that we have been able to subdue such a turbulent flock of thousands of millions.†
Chpt 5 *
- You see, only suppose that there was one such man among all those who desire nothing but filthy material gain—if there's only one like my old Inquisitor, who had himself eaten roots in the desert and made frenzied efforts to subdue his flesh to make himself free and perfect.†
Chpt 5
- I cut off my superfluous and unnecessary desires, I subdue my proud and wanton will and chastise it with obedience, and with God's help I attain freedom of spirit and with it spiritual joy.†
Chpt 6
- If you resolve on that once for all, you may subdue the whole world.†
Chpt 6
- But at last the murmurs, first subdued but gradually louder and more confident, reached even him.†
Chpt 7
- He seemed to have become suddenly gentle and subdued.†
Chpt 8
- The knocking on the window frame went on persistently, but it was by no means so loud as it had seemed in his dream; on the contrary, it was quite subdued.†
Chpt 11
- At the same moment the counsel for defense, the celebrated Fetyukovitch, entered, and a sort of subdued hum passed through the court.†
Chpt 12
- Mitya nodded and in a subdued voice repeated several times abruptly to his counsel, with no show of regret: "I won't again, I won't.†
Chpt 12
- But subdue such a soul with mercy, show it love, and it will curse its past, for there are many good impulses in it.†
Chpt 12
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