Conquer and Decline

Conquer

Conquer verb - To achieve victory (as in a contest).
Usage example: a coach who demands that his team conquer, whatever the cost

Decline is an antonym for conquer.

Decline

Decline verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

Conquer is an antonym for decline.

Common collocations

race conquer race decline race
place conquer place decline place
world conquer world decline world
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