subdue

v 1: 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" [syn: {repress},

{quash}, {keep down}, {subjugate}, {reduce}]

2: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent

uprising", "stamp down on littering" "conquer one's

desires" [syn: {suppress}, {stamp down}, {inhibit}, {conquer},

{curb}]

3: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"

[syn: {mortify}]

4: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his

shyness" [syn: {swim}, {overcome}, {get over}, {surmount},

{master}]

5: correct by punishment or discipline [syn: {tame}, {chasten}]