kwɒʃ kwɔʃ ɹɪˈdjuːs ɹɪˈduːs ɹəˈpɹɛs səbˈdu səbˈdjuː səbˈdʒɛkt ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt ˈsʌbdʒəɡeɪt 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 make subservient; force to submit or subdue