vverb.changebring under control by force or authoritySynset:stamp down subdue suppress
Examples:- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
Derivationally Related Form:subduersuppressionsuppresserconqueringconquerorsuppressorsuppressive
Hypernyms:check contain control curb hold hold in moderate
Inherited Hypernyms:suppresscontrolrestrain
Direct Hyponyms:burkechoke backchoke downchoke offhushhush upquellquenchquietenshut upsilencesquelchstill
Full Troponyms:burkechoke offgaghushlullquenchshout downshushsilencesquelch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.possessiontake possession of by force, as after an invasionSynset:appropriate capture seize
Examples:- the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
- The army seized the town
- The militia captured the castle
Derivationally Related Form:appropriativecaptureappropriatorconqueringseizure
Hypernyms:arrogate assume seize take over usurp
Inherited Hypernyms:appropriateassumetake
Direct Hyponyms:carry
Full Troponyms:carry
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something from somebody
vverb.competitionovercome by conquestExamples:- conquer your fears
- conquer a country
Derivationally Related Form:conqueringconqueror
Hypernyms:defeat get the better of overcome
Inherited Hypernyms:conquerget the better of
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody