- suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
--1 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun conqueror1, noun conquering1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- appropriate, capture, seize, conquer - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
--2 is one way to assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun conquering1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
- conquer - overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"
--3 is one way to get the better of, overcome, defeat
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun conqueror1, noun conquering1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody