SUBDUING Synonyms

• an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

• the act of making something slightly wet

• so strong as to be irresistible

• forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

• restrictive of action

• an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

• the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

• win a victory over

• thwart the passage of

• win a victory over

• get on top of; deal with successfully

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)

• put down by force or intimidation

• declare invalid

• bring under control by force or authority

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• put out of one's consciousness

• lessen to the point of stopping

• very restrained or quiet

• brought from wildness into a domesticated state

• flat and uninspiring

• very docile

• correct by punishment or discipline

• make less strong or intense; soften

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

• overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

• make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• censure severely

• change by restraining or moderating

• correct by punishment or discipline

• bring under control by force or authority

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

• overcome by conquest

• kill by nailing onto a cross

• treat cruelly

• hold within limits and control

• criticize harshly or violently

• an artist of consummate skill

• a person who has general authority over others

• a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

• directs the work of others

• presiding officer of a school

• an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

• an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

• someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution

• an authority qualified to teach apprentices

• key that secures entrance everywhere

• most important element

• be or become completely proficient or skilled in

• get on top of; deal with successfully

• have dominance or the power to defeat over

• have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of

• practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

• hold within limits and control

• cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

• undergo necrosis

• win a victory over

• get on top of; deal with successfully

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

• put down by force or intimidation

• declare invalid