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conquer
To get possession or control of by or as by winning a war
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  1. To get possession or control of by or as by winning a war
  2. To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example):
  3. To overcome by physical, mental, or moral force; get the better of; defeat
overcome
To get the better of in competition, struggle, etc.; conquer
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  1. To get the better of in competition, struggle, etc.; conquer
  2. To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:
  3. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply:
subdue
To bring into subjection; conquer; vanquish
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  1. To bring into subjection; conquer; vanquish
  2. To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome:
  3. To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
beat
To arrive or finish before (another):
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  1. To arrive or finish before (another):
  2. (Informal) To be superior to or better than:
  3. To take beating or stirring
best
In the most excellent manner; in the most suitable way
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  1. In the most excellent manner; in the most suitable way
  2. To get the better of; beat:
  3. Well
conquer
To get possession or control of by or as by winning a war
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  1. To get possession or control of by or as by winning a war
  2. To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example):
  3. To overcome by physical, mental, or moral force; get the better of; defeat
defeat
(Law) To frustrate the enforcement of (a motion, for example).
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  1. (Law) To frustrate the enforcement of (a motion, for example).
  2. To be beyond the comprehension of; mystify:
  3. To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat:
master
To become very skilled in or knowledgeable about:
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  1. To become very skilled in or knowledgeable about:
  2. To become an expert in (an art, science, etc.)
  3. To become master of; control, conquer, etc.
overcome
To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:
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  1. To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:
  2. To defeat (another) in competition or conflict:
  3. To get the better of in competition, struggle, etc.; conquer
rout
To poke around; rummage.
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  1. To poke around; rummage.
  2. To use a router in woodworking.
  3. To dig up or turn over with the snout
subdue
To make less intense or prominent; reduce or tone down:
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  1. To make less intense or prominent; reduce or tone down:
  2. To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.
  3. To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome:
subjugate
To make subordinate or subject to the dominion of something else:
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  1. To make subordinate or subject to the dominion of something else:
  2. To cause to become subservient; subdue
  3. To bring under control, especially by military force; conquer.
vanquish
To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition.
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  1. To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition.
  2. To overcome (a feeling, condition, etc.); suppress
  3. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress:
worst
To a degree that is most bad, evil, unpleasant, etc.
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  1. To a degree that is most bad, evil, unpleasant, etc.
  2. In the worst manner
  3. To get the better of; defeat
trim
(Obs.) To prepare; fit out; dress
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  1. (Obs.) To prepare; fit out; dress
  2. To cut (something) down to the required size or shape
  3. To change one's opinions or viewpoint so as to satisfy opposing factions, etc.; compromise
whip
To beat (cream or eggs, for example) into a froth or foam.
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  1. To beat (cream or eggs, for example) into a froth or foam.
  2. To move, go, or pass quickly and suddenly
  3. To wrap or bind (a rope, for example) with twine to prevent unraveling or fraying.
ace
To hit an ace on (a hole) in golf.
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  1. To hit an ace on (a hole) in golf.
  2. (Informal) To do very well, esp., by earning a grade of A, in, on, etc.
  3. (Slang) To defeat completely; get the best of
lick
To move lightly and quickly, as a flame
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  1. To move lightly and quickly, as a flame
  2. To lap or flicker at like a tongue:
  3. To bring into a certain condition by passing the tongue over
clear
(Informal) All the way; completely:
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  1. (Informal) All the way; completely:
  2. To become clear, unclouded, etc.
  3. In a clear manner; so as to be clear
hurdle
To jump over (a barrier), as in a race
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  1. To jump over (a barrier), as in a race
  2. To overcome or deal with successfully; surmount:
  3. To jump over something while running.
negotiate
To arrange or settle by discussion and mutual agreement:
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  1. To arrange or settle by discussion and mutual agreement:
  2. To succeed in accomplishing or managing:
  3. To confer with another or others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement:
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  • But those who have the will and the patience to surmount them will find their trouble well repaid.

  • It was not till more than half a century later that an American, Sylvester Marsh, employed the rack system for the purpose of enabling trains to surmount steep slopes on the Mount Washington railway, where the maximum gradient was nearly 1 in 22.

  • Attempts have been made to bring it into more general use, but without success; and it is only in particular circumstances that navigation, with the aid either of locks or inclined planes to surmount the elevations, will not present a more convenient medium for an extended trade."

  • Towers also surmount the angles of the terraces of the two upper stages.

  • The party and the principles of Oldenbarneveldt, however, though crushed, were not extinguished, and though Frederick Henry by his personal influence and prudent statesmanship had been able to surmount the difficulties placed in his way, he had had to encounter at times strong opposition, and had been much hampered in the conduct both of his campaigns and of his policy.

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