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conquer
verb as in defeat, overcome
Strong matches
beat, checkmate, circumvent, clobber, control, cream, discomfit, drub, foil, frustrate, humble, lick, master, outwit, overmaster, overpower, override, prevail, reduce, succeed, throw, thwart, total, trash, triumph, whip, worst, zap
Weak matches
bring to knees, get the better of, shut down, trample underfoot, wipe off map
Example Sentences
Despite being one of golf's most global travellers he is happy to still find fresh frontiers to conquer.
The inflection point for the fashion and beauty industry came with the double-barreled ascent of Jennifer Lopez, who conquered both the pop charts and the big screen in the latter part of the ’90s.
Mursa was conquered by the Romans during the first century BC and became a large settlement that was also an important centre for trade and craft.
Chief among them: Did Jesus of Nazareth conquer death, or didn’t he?
So, having conquered film, TV, book clubs and now novels, what's next?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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