Subdue vs Inhibit - What's the difference?
subdue | inhibit |
To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 2
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Bulgaria 0-3 England
, work=BBC
To bring (a country) under control by force.
As verbs the difference between subdue and inhibit
is that subdue is to overcome, quieten, or bring under control while inhibit is to hinder; to restrain.subdue
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(subdu)citation, page= , passage=Gary Cahill, a target for Arsenal and Tottenham before the transfer window closed, put England ahead early on and Rooney was on target twice before the interval as the early hostility of the Bulgarian supporters was swiftly subdued .}}