verb (v)

• put down by force or intimidation(verb.social)

  Synonym:
  keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subjugate
  

  source: wordnet30
• to put down by force or authority(verb.change)

  Synonym:
  conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, suppress
  

  source: wordnet30
• hold within limits and control(verb.emotion)

  Example:
  Subdue one's appetites.
  

  Synonym:
  crucify, mortify
  

  source: wordnet30
• get on top of; deal with successfully(verb.competition)

  Synonym:
  get over, master, overcome, surmount
  

  source: wordnet30
• make subordinate, dependent, or subservient(verb.change)

  Synonym:
  subordinate
  

  source: wordnet30
• correct by punishment or discipline(verb.change)

  Synonym:
  chasten, tame
  

  source: wordnet30
• To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish.(verb)

  source: webster1913