Subdues A Relative Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • the son of your spouse by a former marriage
	27%	10		Subdues by force
	verb • overcome by superior force • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
	27%	5		Subdues
	adjective • very restrained or quiet • brought from wildness into a domesticated state adjective satellite • flat and uninspiring • very docile verb • 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

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The Guardian Cryptic26 Nov 2009	Down 18
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