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correct by punishment or discipline
(verb) inhibit, curb, conquer, stamp down, suppress
to put down by force or authority
suppress a nascent uprising; stamp down on littering; conquer one's desires
(verb) subordinate
make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler
(verb) get over, master, overcome, surmount
get on top of; deal with successfully
He overcame his shyness
hold within limits and control
subdue one's appetites; mortify the flesh
(verb) subjugate, quash, reduce, repress, keep down
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