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subdued

sәb'dju:d9 senses · 315 ms
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adj/səbˈdud//səbˈdjuːd/
  1. 1

    Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive.

    • He is subdued after the disagreement last night.
  2. 2

    Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone.

    • The colour scheme used for this room is subdued.
  3. 3

    Reduced in intensity or strength; toned down.

verb/səbˈdud//səbˈdjuːd/
  1. 1

    simple past and past participle of subdueform-ofparticiplepast

    • He subdued the dog yesterday.

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