subdue

verbs

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"
keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate
is derived from
subduer
to put down by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress
is derived from
subduer
hold within limits and control
"subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
crucify, mortify, subdue
get on top of; deal with successfully
"He overcame his shyness"
get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount
make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
"Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
subdue, subordinate
correct by punishment or discipline
chasten, subdue, tame