v. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

v. to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

v. 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"

v. hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"