subalternate vs subdued

subalternate

adj
  • Subaltern; inferior; subordinate. 

  • Succeeding by turns; successive. 

noun
  • A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. 

subdued

adj
  • Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive. 

  • Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone. 

How often have the words subalternate and subdued occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )