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kukistaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • overpower verb To defeat or subdue someone using greater strength or force.
  • quash verb To officially cancel or reject a legal decision, charge, or order.
  • quell verb To bring a disturbance, rebellion, or strong feeling under control; to suppress it.
  • reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
  • restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
  • subdue verb To bring a person, animal, or feeling under control, often by force or effort.
  • subvert verb To weaken or destroy an established system, authority, or institution, often secretly.
  • vanquish verb To defeat someone or something completely, especially in a fight or contest.

Senses

kukistaa is used for these senses in English:

  • overpower (transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
  • put down To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.
  • quash To defeat decisively, to suppress.
  • quell (transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]
  • reduce (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
  • restrain (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
  • subdue (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
  • subvert (transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.

overpower — full definition

  1. verb To defeat or subdue someone using greater strength or force.
  2. verb To be so strong or intense that it dominates everything else, especially a smell or feeling.

quash — full definition

  1. verb To officially cancel or reject a legal decision, charge, or order.
  2. verb To forcefully put an end to something, such as a rebellion or rumor.

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