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
subjugate in Websterâs Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913; subjugate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911