Synonyms: subdue, subjugate, quash, reduce, repress, keep down
Definition: put down by force or intimidation
Usage: The government quashes any attempt of an uprising; China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently; The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
Similar words: crush, suppress, oppress
Definition: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
Usage: The government oppresses political activists
Definition: make subservient; force to submit or subdue
Similar words: master, dominate
Definition: have dominance or the power to defeat over
Usage: Her pain completely mastered her; The methods can master the problems