| Main Entry: | conquer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat, overcome |
Synonyms: |
beat, bring to knees, checkmate, circumvent, clobber, control, cream*, crush, discomfit, drub, foil, frustrate, get the better of, humble, lick, master, outwit, overmaster, overpower, override, overthrow, prevail, quell, reduce, rout, shut down, subdue, subjugate, succeed, surmount, throw, thwart, total*, trample underfoot, trash, triumph, vanquish, whip, wipe off map, worst, zap |
Antonyms: |
capitulate, fail, give up, lose, retreat, succumb, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | subjugate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | overpower, defeat |
Synonyms: |
bear down, beat down, bring to heel, bring to knees, coerce, compel, conquer, crush, enslave, enthrall, force, hold sway, keep under thumb, kick around, overcome, overthrow, put down, quell, reduce, reel back in, rule, rule over, subdue, suppress, tame, triumph, vanquish |
Antonyms: |
free, liberate |
| Main Entry: | bring to terms |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force to agree |
Synonyms: |
bend to one's will, bring low, bring to one's knees, humble, humiliate, take down a notch, take down a peg |