日本語WordNet
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 one's desires"
get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
JMdict
AIによる解説
To bring under control by force or authority; to conquer or overcome. Also used to mean softening or reducing the intensity of emotions, light, or sound.
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He seemed subdued after receiving the disappointing news about his application.
申請についての残念な知らせを受けた後、彼は元気がないように見えた。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz