5
overthrow(verb, upset, beat, defeat, destroy)
5
restrain(verb, calm, drop, control, order)
5
ruin(verb, stop, end, beat, destroy)
5
smash(verb, upset, end, beat, press)
5
smooth(verb, pacify, moderation)
5
snuff out(verb, expression, end, remove, ruin)
5
suffocate(verb, hide, contain, conceal, retain)
4
beat down(verb, expression, control, beat, check)
4
break(verb, control, beat, check, defeat)
4
choke off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull)
4
conciliate(verb, calm, quiet, satisfy, relieve)
4
damp
4
deaden(verb, stop, calm, dull, quiet)
4
humiliate(verb, suppress, subdue, quash)
4
inhibit(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb)
4
quieten(verb, calm, control, dull, quiet)
4
sedate(verb, adjective, calm, quiet, relax)
4
sit on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull)
4
stem(verb, restrain, curb, contain, repress)
4
trump(verb, defeat, success)
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