Conquer and Employ

Conquer

Conquer verb - To bring under one's control by force of arms.

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Employ and conquer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Employ" instead a verb "Conquer".

Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.

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Conquer and employ are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conquer" instead a verb "Employ".

power	conquer power	employ power
people	conquer people	employ people
system	conquer system	employ system
army	conquer army	employ army
Other words: time, strategy, tactics, hell.

The Tau tend to employ the denizens of worlds that they conquer as its defenders, at least those that give themselves over to the Greater Good.

Source: Home Guard
Several of the various Alternate Continuities of Captain Harlock have the Big Bads employ conquered races in their forces; Harlock himself is sometimes turning his back on a homeworld all too eager to join the ranks of the Battle Thralls that helped conquer it.

Source: Battle Thralls
Many factions throughout the Command & Conquer series employ nuclear power to one degree or another.

Source: I Love Nuclear Power

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