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";
        "mortify the flesh" [syn: {mortify}, {cricify}]
     4: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his
        shyness" [syn: {overcome}, {get over}, {surmount}, {master}]
     5: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes
        have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [syn: {subordinate}]
     6: correct by punishment or discipline [syn: {tame}, {chasten}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0