v. a.
1.
Conquer, subjugate, subject, overcome, overpower, vanquish, overbear.
2.
Vanquish, beat, crush, defeat, rout, discomfit, worst, overpower, overcome, overbear, overwhelm, master.
3.
Quell, surmount, foil, get the better of, get the upper hand of, put down, beat down.
4.
Overpower, destroy, overcome, reduce, choke, choke down, suppress, repress.
5.
Tame, subject, control, make submissive, bring under rule, break, make tractable, discipline.
6.
Overcome, reduce, destroy the force of, break.
7.
Melt, soften, mollify.
8.
Break, make mellow.
9.
Destroy, eradicate, root out.