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    [Verb]  | "sub*due" | \ səb-ˈdü \


    1: to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish

    2: to bring under control especially by an exertion of the will : curb

    3: to bring (land) under cultivation


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English sodewen, subduen, from Anglo-French soduire, subdure to lead astray, overcome, arrest (influenced in form and meaning by Latin subdere to subject), from Latin subducere to withdraw, remove stealthily;

    [Verb]  | "subdue" 


    1: to achieve a victory over;


      * e.g., " ... subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers "





    2: to bring under one's control by force of arms;


      * e.g., " ... subdued the rebels and sent their leaders to the gallows "



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    3: to put a stop to (something) by the use of force;


      * e.g., " ... labored through the night to subdue the river's rising waters by building a wall of sandbags around their property "



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     [ "subdue" ]

    1: overcome, quieten, or bring under control.

      * e.g.,  ... America subdued Saddam. 

     [ "subdued" ]

    1:  quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled: After the argument he was much more subdued.

      * e.g.,  ... She subdued her screams as the sun came up. 


     [ "subdued" ]

    2:  lowered in intensity or strength; reduced in fullness of tone, as a color or voice; muted: subdued light; wallpaper in subdued greens.


     [ "subdued" ]

    3:  (of land) not marked by any striking features, as mountains or cliffs: a subdued landscape.

     [ "Subdue the maker" ]

    1: another term for male masturbation

      * e.g.,  ... person 1: I'm such a nerd, I told some people that I had other things to do. 


     [ "Subdue the maker" ]

    2: Inspired by the Dune series (realized while watching the dune miniseries that aired on the SciFi channel) "Frank Herbert's Dune".

      * e.g.,  ... person 2: like??? 


     [ "Subdue the maker" ]

    3: see: wikipedia - Dune TV miniseries

      * e.g.,  ... person 1: well I thought I might drink a few beers, watch some pr0n, and subdue the maker. 


     [ "Subdue the maker" ]

    4:  They said: "Subdue the maker" then two people grabbed and held the Worm. While the two people held on the wormand squeezed it the worm finally spewed a liquid into a bowl a third person was holding.

      * e.g.,  ... person 2: what? 

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