subdue

To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.

To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome.

To make less intense or prominent; reduce or tone down.

To bring (land) under cultivation.

Subjugation; conquest.

To conquer and bring into permanent subjection; reduce under dominion.

To overpower by superior force; gain the victory over; bring under; vanquish; crush.

To prevail over by some mild or softening influence; influence by association; assimilate; overcome, as by kindness, persuasion, entreaty, or other mild means; gain complete sway over; melt.

To bring down; reduce.