English → Latin
“subdue” in Latin
expugnōto take by assault, storm, capture, reduce, subdue; to subdue, overcome, conquer, reduce; to accomplish, achieve (somethdomōto tame, break in; to subdue, conquer, vanquishsuperōto surmount, rise over, rise above, go over, ascend, overtop, mount; to go over, pass over, surpass, exceed, traverse; tvincōto win; to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish; to overpowersubigōto bring or get (under); to plough or cultivate; to sharpen or whetcontineōto hold, keep, connect, contain, maintain; to hold or keep together/close; connect, surround; to keep in, enclose, boundcoërceōto enclose on all sides, hold together; surround, encompass; to curb, restrain, tame, correct, appease; to restrain, keefrangōto break, shatter; to break, shatter (a promise, a treaty, someone's ideas (dreams, projects), someone's spirit); to bre
The English word subdue itself goes back to Latin dūcō, through subdūcō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
subdue
expugnare (the proper word; of place or person): domare (to make one’s self master of): superare (to gain the upper hand): vincere (to conquer; both implying less than domare; Vid: Flor., 4, 12, 30, Germani victi magis quam domiti sunt): subigere (to bring under the yoke): in ditionem suam or in potestatem suam redigere; ditionis suae, or sui juris, facere; armis subigere atque in ditionem suam redigere (to bring under one’s power): continere: coercere: frangere (to keep within check or limits; especially one’s passions). To subdue thoroughly or entirely, perdomare: devincere. Vid: also, CONQUER.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for subdue?
- The usual Latin words for “subdue” are expugnō, domō, superō; also vincō, subigō, contineō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.