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1 (subyugar, sojuzgar) to subdue, put down
2 (a votación, opinión, juicio) lo sometió a nuestro juicio, he left it to us to judge
3 (a una prueba, un experimento, interrogatorio, etc) to subject [a, to]
It looks like in this case meaning #1 applies. More than put down, he seems to say that during their marriage he never brought her down to his will.
In meanings 2 & 3, either to subject or submit may be used (to submit to interrogation, subjected to somebody's judgement).
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