Another word for conquer
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Verb
To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition
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Another word for conquer
Verb
Synonym Study
- To rout is to defeat so overwhelmingly that the enemy is put to disorderly flight
- Overthrow implies a victory in which a prevailing power is dislodged by force
- To subjugate is to bring under complete subjection
- To subdue is to defeat so as to break the spirit of resistance
- Overcome implies the overpowering of an antagonist or the surmounting of difficulties
- To defeat is to win a victory over or get the better of, often only for the time being the defeated troops rallied and counterattacked
- Vanquish implies a thorough overpowering or frustrating, often in a single conflict or battle a vanquished army
- Conquer implies gaining mastery over someone or something by physical, mental, or moral force to conquer bad habits
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