Synonyms:
repress, quash, keep_down, subdue, subjugate, reduce
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
In their efforts to subjugate us, the destruction of our commerce was regarded by the authorities at Washington as a most efficient measure.
This country, rich in gold and silver, had hitherto successfully resisted all Spanish attempts to subjugate it, and its inhabitants, fully determined to maintain their liberty, repulsed by force of arms every attempt to land.