vverb.socialput down by force or intimidationSynset:keep down quash reduce repress subjugate
Examples:- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
Derivationally Related Form:repressiverepressionsubduer
Hypernyms:crush oppress suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:repressoppress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.changebring under control by force or authoritySynset:conquer stamp down suppress
Examples:- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
Derivationally Related Form:subduersuppressionsuppresserconqueringconquerorsuppressorsuppressive
Hypernyms:check contain control curb hold hold in moderate
Inherited Hypernyms:suppresscontrolrestrain
Direct Hyponyms:burkechoke backchoke downchoke offhushhush upquellquenchquietenshut upsilencesquelchstill
Full Troponyms:burkechoke offgaghushlullquenchshout downshushsilencesquelch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.emotionhold within limits and controlSynset:crucify mortify
Examples:- subdue one's appetites
- mortify the flesh
Derivationally Related Form:mortification
Hypernyms:check contain control curb hold hold in moderate
Inherited Hypernyms:mortifycontrolrestrain
Direct Hyponyms:mortify
Entailment:abstain desist refrain
Full Troponyms:mortify
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.competitionget on top of; deal with successfullySynset:get over master overcome surmount
Hypernyms:beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
Inherited Hypernyms:overcomebeatget the better of
Direct Hyponyms:bulldog
Full Troponyms:bulldog
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changemake subordinate, dependent, or subservientSynset:subordinate
Examples:- Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler
Derivationally Related Form:subordinatesubordination
Hypernyms:lour lower
Inherited Hypernyms:subordinatelowerdevaluechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.changecorrect by punishment or disciplineSynset:chasten tame
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:tamechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody