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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
Trump needs "enemies" that he is forever threatening to conquer.
But he can't actually conquer them, because if he ever achieved the alleged paradise of conformity he promises, his followers wouldn't need him anymore.
"He gives me confidence, there's such a love and a bond between us, I feel I can conquer the world when I am with him."
For England, with new horizons to conquer this autumn, there would be no looking back.
“I’m a very lucky woman. But there was one glitch, there was one problem that I couldn’t, I couldn’t conquer it. I couldn’t help him,” she said, but added, through tears, “You’ve got to stop blaming yourself because it tears you up.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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