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subdue

verbCommon GRE wordMore S words

to bring under control by force or restraint

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It took hours to subdue the spreading fire.

Antonyms
inciteembolden

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Verbal · Text Completion

The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Subdue (verb) means to bring under control by force or restraint
Here is subdue used in an example sentence: "It took hours to subdue the spreading fire."
Common synonyms for subdue include suppress, quell, subjugate.
Antonyms of subdue include incite, embolden.
Subdue is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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