4
squash(verb, hurt, crush, suppress, quell)
4
squelch(verb, beat, ruin, suppress, subdue)
4
subjugate(verb, upset, beat, reduce, ruin)
4
submerse(verb, drop, set, sink, dip)
4
subordinate(verb, beat, overcome, overpower, devastate)
4
sweep over(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
take by storm(verb, expression, idiom, take, force)
4
trim(verb, beat, defeat, settle, crush)
4
waste(verb, beat, ruin, defeat, destroy)
4
wrack(verb, break, reduce, ruin, destroy)
3
absorb(verb, overcome, delight, excite, charm)
3
aggrieve(verb, annoy, suppress, subdue, harass)
3
awe(verb, disturb, shock, confuse, agitate)
3
be prodigal with(expression, idiom)
3
bedazzle(verb, excite, confuse, impress, amaze)
3
boggle(verb, shock, confuse, shake, confound)
3
break down(verb, phrasal verb, destruction)
3
bring to tears(expression, idiom)
3
bring to terms(expression, idiom)
3
confute(verb, upset, break, refute, disprove)
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