| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition: beat, best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against or (over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish. Informal : trim, whip. Slang : ace, lick. Idioms: carry (or win) the day, get (or have) the best of, get (or have) the better of, go someone one better. See WIN.
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