Subdue
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To overcome, quieten, or bring under control. To bring (a country) under control by force.
Example sentence: The loneliness you get by the sea is personal and alive. It doesn't subdue you and make you feel abject. It's stimulating loneliness.
Mortify
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to embarrassto discipline oneself by suppressing desires(of part of the body) to die