Conquer
Conquer verb - To bring under one's control by force of arms.
Exterminate and conquer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exterminate" instead a verb "Conquer".
Exterminate
Exterminate verb - To destroy all traces of.
Conquer and exterminate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conquer" instead a verb "Exterminate".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- crush and conquer
- crush and exterminate
- overthrow and conquer
- overthrow and exterminate
- subdue and conquer
- subdue and exterminate
- annihilate and conquer
- annihilate and exterminate
- extinguish and conquer
- extinguish and exterminate
- smash and conquer
- smash and exterminate
- quash and conquer
- quash and exterminate
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Alien invaders frequently refer to humanity as "ningen-domo" when gloating over a plan to conquer or exterminate the foolish humans.
Source: Useful Notes / Japanese Pronouns - Eventually the series graduated to The Galaxy Is Always Doomed, with one thing after another attempting to conquer/exterminate/consume all life (Goa'uld, Replicators, Ori, Wraith...).
Source: The World Is Always Doomed - After that they took the stars as conquerors because otherwise they expected they would be conquered or exterminated and someone else would conquer or exterminate their subjects, and then started conquering for conquest's sake.
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