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subdual

[suhb-doo-uhl, -dyoo-] / səbˈdu əl, -ˈdyu- /
NOUN
conquest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annexation invasion occupation rout subjugation takeover
STRONG
acquisition appropriation conquering coup discomfiture killing overthrow score splash subjection success triumph win
WEAK
big win clean sweep defeating grand slam routing vanquishment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
surrender
STRONG
failure forfeit loss
WEAK
yielding
NOUN
demoralization
Synonyms
STRONG
confusion depression intimidation trepidation
Antonyms
STRONG
calm happiness
NOUN
reduction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contraction cut cutback devaluation discount rebate
STRONG
abatement attrition conquest curtailment debasement decrement degradation diminution minimization overthrow shrinkage subjection subjugation subtraction
WEAK
downgrading markdown
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase
WEAK
enlargement

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Subdual of subordinate parts, 219.Subject, 8-12; common, 11;interesting, 11;in exposition, 99, 100.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

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