subdue

Verb

• correct by punishment or discipline

• make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
  • Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler
    

• get on top of; deal with successfully
  • He overcame his shyness
    

• hold within limits and control
  • subdue one's appetites
    
  • mortify the flesh
    

• to put down by force or authority
  • suppress a nascent uprising
    
  • stamp down on littering
    
  • conquer one's desires
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  tame , chasten , subordinate , overcome , get over , surmount , master , mortify , crucify , suppress , stamp down , inhibit , conquer , curb , repress , quash , keep down , subjugate , reduce