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