6 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
verb put down by force or intimidation
verb to put down by force or authority
verb hold within limits and control
originFrom Middle English subdewen, subduen, sodewen, from Old French souduire, from Latin subdūcō (“to draw away”), perhaps influenced by subdō (“to subdue, subject”).
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