subjugate

英['sʌbdʒʊgeɪt] 美['sʌbdʒuɡet]

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"

2. make subservient; force to submit or subdue