Stop
Stop verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: they were eventually stopped by the best team in the league
Subdue
Subdue verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers
Common collocations
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Subdue and Stop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop/subdue
Stop & Subdue. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop/subdue>.
Subdue or Stop. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop/subdue.
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