subjugate

Verb
  1. Put down by force or intimidation (synset 202428975)
    "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
    is a type of: crush, oppress, suppress - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
    same as: keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue
  2. Make subservient;
    Force to submit or subdue (synset 202502465)
    is a type of: dominate, master - have dominance or the power to defeat over
    subtypes:
    • dragoon - subjugate by imposing troops
    • enslave - make a slave of; bring into servitude
    same as: subject

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