The Clue
Allay inflammation (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SUBDUE
Tags
Notes
The answer SUBDUE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Tame
Vanquish
Tone down
Definition
SUBDUE as a verb:
1. (repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce) = put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
2. (suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb) = to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
3. (mortify, subdue, cricify) = hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
4. (overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master) = get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
5. (subordinate, subdue) = make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
6. (tame, chasten, subdue) = correct by punishment or discipline