subdue

1. is a type of: crush, oppress, suppress - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
   same as: keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subjugate
2. is a type of: check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
   subtypes:

   • choke back, choke down, choke off - suppress
   • hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still - cause to be quiet or not talk
   • burke - get rid of, silence, or suppress
   • silence - keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
   • quell, quench, squelch - suppress or crush completely
   • quench - electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
   same as: conquer, stamp down, suppress
3. entail: abstain, desist, refrain - choose not to consume
   is a type of: check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
   subtypes: mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
   same as: crucify, mortify
4. is a type of: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
   subtypes: bulldog - throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
   same as: get over, master, overcome, surmount
5. is a type of: lour, lower - set lower
   same as: subordinate
6. is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   same as: chasten, tame

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