how to pronounce subdue

/səbˈdʒuː/

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subdue is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of subdue in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… attending helplessly to subdue it Marie …”

meaning of subdue

Subdue means to bring under control or to reduce in force or violence.

subdue frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word subdue occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics subdue can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that subdue can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;