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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"
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to put down by force or authority;
"suppress a nascent uprising"
"stamp down on littering"
"conquer one's desires"
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hold within limits and control;
"subdue one's appetites"
"mortify the flesh"
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get on top of; deal with successfully;
"He overcame his shyness"
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make subordinate, dependent, or subservient;
"Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
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correct by punishment or discipline