subdue+by+fear

  • 131suppress — 1 *crush, quell, extinguish, quench, quash Analogous words: subdue, overcome, surmount, *conquer: *abolish, annihilate: *destroy: *ruin, wreck 2 Suppress, r …

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  • 132van´quish|er — van|quish «VANG kwihsh, VAN », transitive verb. 1. a) to conquer, defeat, or overcome in battle or conflict. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under defeat. (Cf. ↑defeat) b) to overcome or subdue (a person) by other than physical means: »though vanquished, he …

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