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English Dictionary: subdued	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for subdued
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subdued adj in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" Synonym(s): hushed, muted, subdued, quiet restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low- keyed eloquence" Synonym(s): low-key, low-keyed, subdued quieted and brought under control; "children were subdued and silent" not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" Synonym(s): soft, subdued lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" Synonym(s): dim, subdued
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subdued \Sub*dued"\, a. 1. Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild. 2. Not glaring in color; soft in tone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subdue \Subdue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subdued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subduing}.] [OE. soduen, OF. sosduire to seduce, L. subtus below (fr. sub under) + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Subduct}.] 1. To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish. I will subdue all thine enemies. --1 Chron. xvii. 10. 2. To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush. Nothing could have subdued* nature To such a lowness, but his unkind daughters. --Shak. If aught . . . were worthy to subdue The soul of man. --Milton. 3. To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a fever. 4. To render submissive; to bring under command; to reduce to mildness or obedience; to tame; as, to subdue a stubborn child; to subdue the temper or passions. 5. To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties. 6. To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears. 7. To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as weeds. 8. To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors. Syn: To conquer; overpower; overcome; surmount; vanquish. See {Conquer}.