Verb

• S: (v) repress (repress%2:41:00::), quash (quash%2:41:00::), keep down (keep_down%2:41:00::), subdue (subdue%2:41:00::), subjugate (subjugate%2:41:01::), reduce (reduce%2:41:03::) (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"
• S: (v) suppress (suppress%2:30:00::), stamp down (stamp_down%2:30:00::), subdue (subdue%2:30:01::), conquer (conquer%2:30:00::) (bring under control by force or authority) "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
• S: (v) mortify (mortify%2:37:02::), subdue (subdue%2:37:00::), crucify (crucify%2:37:03::) (hold within limits and control) "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
• S: (v) overcome (overcome%2:33:01::), get over (get_over%2:33:00::), subdue (subdue%2:33:00::), surmount (surmount%2:33:00::), master (master%2:33:00::) (get on top of; deal with successfully) "He overcame his shyness"
• S: (v) subordinate (subordinate%2:30:03::), subdue (subdue%2:30:03::) (make subordinate, dependent, or subservient) "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
• S: (v) tame (tame%2:30:00::), chasten (chasten%2:30:01::), subdue (subdue%2:30:00::) (correct by punishment or discipline)