subdue

Synonyms:

keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subjugate

Type of:

crush, oppress, suppress

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

Synonyms:

conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, suppress

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blink, blink away, wink

force to go away by blinking

dampen, stifle

smother or suppress

choke, suffocate

suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

choke back, choke down, choke off

suppress

hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still

cause to be quiet or not talk

shush

silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'

calm down, lull

become quiet or less intensive

shout down

silence or overwhelm by shouting

gag, muzzle

prevent from speaking out

burke

get rid of, silence, or suppress

silence

keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

quell, quench, squelch

suppress or crush completely

muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle

conceal or hide

Type of:

check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

Synonyms:

crucify, mortify

Types:

mortify

practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

Type of:

check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

Synonyms:

get over, master, overcome, surmount

Types:

bulldog

throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo

Type of:

beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Synonyms:

subordinate

Type of:

lour, lower

set lower

Synonyms:

chasten, tame

Type of:

alter, change, modify

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation