Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to subdue
Participle: subdued
Gerund: subduing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | subdue |
| you | subdue |
| he;she;it | subdues |
| we | subdue |
| you | subdue |
| they | subdue |
Perfect
| I | have subdued |
| you | have subdued |
| he;she;it | has subdued |
| we | have subdued |
| you | have subdued |
| they | have subdued |
Past
| I | subdued |
| you | subdued |
| he;she;it | subdued |
| we | subdued |
| you | subdued |
| they | subdued |
Pluperfect
| I | had subdued |
| you | had subdued |
| he;she;it | had subdued |
| we | had subdued |
| you | had subdued |
| they | had subdued |
Future
| I | will subdue |
| you | will subdue |
| he;she;it | will subdue |
| we | will subdue |
| you | will subdue |
| they | will subdue |
Future Perfect
| I | will have subdued |
| you | will have subdued |
| he;she;it | will have subdued |
| we | will have subdued |
| you | will have subdued |
| they | will have subdued |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | subdue |
| you | subdue |
| he;she;it | subdue |
| we | subdue |
| you | subdue |
| they | subdue |
Perfect
| I | have subdued |
| you | have subdued |
| he;she;it | have subdued |
| we | have subdued |
| you | have subdued |
| they | have subdued |
Imperfect
| I | subdued |
| you | subdued |
| he;she;it | subdued |
| we | subdued |
| you | subdued |
| they | subdued |
Pluperfect
| I | had subdued |
| you | had subdued |
| he;she;it | had subdued |
| we | had subdued |
| you | had subdued |
| they | had subdued |
Conditional
Present
| I | would subdue |
| you | would subdue |
| he;she;it | would subdue |
| we | would subdue |
| you | would subdue |
| they | would subdue |
Perfect
| I | would have subdued |
| you | would have subdued |
| he;she;it | would have subdued |
| we | would have subdued |
| you | would have subdued |
| they | would have subdued |
Imperative
| you | subdue |
| we | Let's subdue |
| you | subdue |
Verbs conjugated like 'subdue'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'subdue'
subduce,
resubdue,
suade,
subdew,
subduct,
sublux,
subsume,
suede,
abduce,
blue,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English subdewen, subduen, sodewen, from Old French souduire, from Latin subdūcō (“to draw away”), perhaps influenced by subdō (“to subdue, subject”). See: Latin '
subdūcō'.
Verbs referencing "subdue"
Valencian
subduir.
Sample Sentences
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[...] (or for thy dear sake, heartiest of Greek Professors ! ), but because of all kinds of caters of fish, or flesh, or fowl, in these latitudes, the swallowers of oysters alone are not gregarious; but subduing themselves, as it were, to the nature of what they work in, and copying the coyness of the thing they eat, do sit apart in curtained boxes, and consort by twos, not by two hundreds.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] generosity and magnanimity. Also, to declare how astounded I have been by the amazing changes I have seen around me on every side,—changes moral, changes physical, changes in the amount of land subdued and peopled, changes in the rise of vast new cities, changes in the growth of older cities almost out of recognition, changes in the graces and amenities of life, changes in the Press, without whose [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Tom had a remarkably smooth, soft voice, and a habitually respectful manner, that had given Legree an idea that he would be cowardly, and easily subdued. When he spoke these last words, a thrill of amazement went through every one; the poor woman clasped her hands, and said, “ O Lord ! ” and every one involuntarily looked at each other and drew in [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] of the past night, mingled with Cassy's prudential suggestions, considerably affected his mind. He resolved that nobody should be witness of his encounter with Tom; and determined, if he could not subdue him by bullying, to defer his vengeance, to be wreaked in a more convenient season.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)