defective virus one that cannot be completely replicated or cannot form a protein coat; in some cases replication can proceed if missing gene functions are supplied by other viruses; see also helper virus.
subjugate - 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
SUBTILIZA'TION, n. from subtilize. 1. The act of making subtil, fine or thin. In the laboratory, the operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapor. 2. Refinement; extreme acuteness.