bring under
Make submit to
To bring under is to place something or someone within control, authority, or a governing framework.
You bring a territory under your rule, bring a situation under control, or bring behavior under scrutiny.
The phrase implies subjugation or incorporation: The rebels were finally brought under government authority.
New regulations brought the industry under federal oversight.
- subdueBring under control
- subjugateBring under dominion
- take controlBegin directing things
- dominateControl through superior strength
- absorbTake in fully
overpower · strong arm · iron fist · crack down · consolidate · quell · stamp out · govern · vanquish · rule · command · whip into shape · fall in line · pacify · assimilate · heel · harmonize · conquer
bring underliberate
Set free from captivity
release · free · set free · emancipate · let go
bring underdecolonize
End foreign rule
enfranchise · democratize · decentralize · empower · cut loose
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