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How to sign: to put down by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires";
Similiar / Same: suppress, stamp down, inhibit, conquer, curb
Categories: check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate
Within this category: burke, choke off, hush, silence, smother, squelch, stifle, wink
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: repress, quash, subjugate, keep down, reduce
Categories: crush, oppress, suppress
How to sign: correct by punishment or discipline
Similiar / Same: tame, chasten
Categories: alter, change, modify
How to sign: get on top of; deal with successfully
"He overcame his shyness";
Similiar / Same: surmount, overcome, master, get over
Categories: defeat, get the better of, overcome
Within this category: bulldog
