subjugate (
http://definr.com/subjugate)
v 1: 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" [syn:
repress,
quash,
keep down,
subdue,
reduce]
2: make subservient; force to submit [syn:
subject]