Definition of Subdue

• 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"
• to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer ones desires"
• hold within limits and control; "subdue ones appetites"; "mortify the flesh"