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
To bring under control, especially by military force; conquer. To make subordinate or subject to the dominion of something else: âThe urgency of the mating season is subjugated, for the moment, to the demands of self-preservationâ ( David M. Carroll )