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conquer vs choke back

choke back vs conquer

conquer and choke back both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conquer No No Yes No
choke back No No Yes No
As verbs, choke back is a hyponym of conquer; that is, choke back is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conquer:
  • conquer: bring under control by force or authority
  • choke back: suppress
Other hyponyms of conquer include choke down, choke off, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still, burke, silence, quell, quench, squelch, quench.
conquer (verb) choke back (verb)
bring under control by force or authority suppress
overcome by conquest
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Difference between conquer and choke back

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