vanquish

vanquish
v
1. conquer, defeat, subdue, subjugate; rout, put to rout, discomfit, overwhelm, overrun, trample, Inf. run into the ground, Sl. mop or wipe the floor with; crush, overthrow, smash, thrash, trounce, trim, whip, drub, floor, Inf. whup, Sl. trash, Sl. beat to a frazzle, Sl. beat the pants off of; break, quell, quench, quash, destroy, clobber, Sl. zap, Inf. polish off, Sl. do in; beat, get the better of, best, upset, upend, Inf. whomp.
2. master, overpower, overcome, surmount, drive to the wall, take by storm, get the upper hand over, prevail over; outdistance, surpass, outwit, outmaneuver, outdo; circumvent, foil, checkmate, confound, baffle; triumph over, humble, bring down; dispel, scatter, disperse, dissipate.
3. thwart, check, stop, put a stop or an end to, terminate, end, Inf. put the kibosh on, nip in the bud; prevent, bar, block, obstruct.

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