subdue (verb) subdue: keep under control; moderate
Sinonime: bear down, beat down,
break, break in,
check,
conquer,
control,
crush,
defeat,
discipline,
dominate,
drop,
extinguish,
gentle, get the better of, get the upper hand, get under control,
humble,
mellow,
overcome,
overpower, overrun,
put down, quash,
quell,
quench,
quiet, quieten,
reduce,
repress,
restrain, shut down,
soften, squelch,
subjugate,
suppress,
tame,
temper, tone down,
trample, triumph over,
vanquishAntonime: arouse,
incite,
release,
rouse,
start