7
trounce(verb, beat, defeat, destroy, crush)
6
abase(verb, upset, crush, correct, annoy)
6
alleviate(verb, calm, control, dull, quiet)
6
annihilate(verb, upset, control, beat, check)
6
assuage(verb, calm, control, dull, quiet)
6
compose(verb, calm, quiet, check, cool)
6
damp
6
destroy(verb, beat, defeat, crush, finish)
6
drown(verb, upset, beat, reduce, defeat)
6
ease(verb, calm, dull, quiet, check)
6
enslave(verb, defeat, restrain, delight, curb)
6
kill(verb, hold, control, beat, ruin)
6
outdo(verb, upset, clear, beat, defeat)
6
prevail(verb, control, beat, reduce, determine)
6
quieten(verb, calm, control, dull, quiet)
6
squash(verb, upset, calm, press, defeat)
6
tyrannize(verb, control, run, determine, direct)
6
weaken(verb, calm, dull, check, reduce)
6
win(verb, beat, reduce, defeat, crush)
5
beat down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, force)
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