What is the meaning of subdue?

verb

• Put down by force or intimidation.
  • usage: "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
  • synonyms: repress, quash, keep down, subjugate, reduce
• To put down by force or authority.
  • usage: "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
  • synonyms: suppress, stamp down, inhibit, conquer, curb
• Hold within limits and control.
  • usage: "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
  • synonyms: mortify, crucify
• Get on top of; deal with successfully.
  • usage: "He overcame his shyness"
  • synonyms: overcome, get over, surmount, master
• Make subordinate, dependent, or subservient.
  • usage: "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
  • synonyms: subordinate
• Correct by punishment or discipline.
  • synonyms: tame, chasten