vincere

Definitions of vincere
  1. verb
    be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
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    antonyms:
    perdere, sgarrare
    fail to win
    types:
    predominare, prevalere
    prove superior
  2. verb
    win something through one's efforts
    synonyms: acquisire, acquistare, guadagnare
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    antonyms:
    perdere
    fail to get or obtain
    type of:
    acquisire, ottenere, prendere, ricevere, trarre
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  3. verb
    make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
    synonyms: capacitare, convincere, girare, persuadere, riadattare
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    type of:
    persuadere
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
  4. verb
    win a victory over
    synonyms: battere, debellare, scavalcare, sconfiggere, superare
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    dispiacere, increscere, rincrescere, spiacere
    defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
    conquidere, conquistare, debellare
    overcome by conquest
    debellare
    overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
    disperdere, sbaragliare, sgominare
    defeat disastrously
    abbindolare, accalappiare, aggirare, barare, buggerare, buscherare, circondurre, ciurmare, cuccare, gabbare, giocare, imbrogliare, infinocchiare, ingannare, minchionare, raggirare, turlupinare
    defeat someone through trickery or deceit
    abbondare, eccedere, trascendere
    be or do something to a greater degree
    debellare, padroneggiare
    get on top of; deal with successfully
    battere
    beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
  5. verb
    lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
    synonyms: arginare, contenersi, controllare, controllarsi, dominare, frenare, frenarsi, governare, governarsi, moderarsi, raffrenare, raffrenarsi, sofisticare, sottilizzare
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    contenere, raffrenare, reprimere, terminare
    place limits on (extent or access)
    inibire, sofisticare, sottilizzare
    to put down by force or authority
    contenersi, controllare, controllarsi, dominare, frenarsi, governare, governarsi, raffrenarsi
    hold within limits and control
    educare
    cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
    contenere, limitare, restringere, ridurre
    narrow or limit
    imbarazzare, incagliare, intralciare
    prevent the progress or free movement of
    attenuare, ovattare, smorzare
    smother or suppress
    ammutolire, tacitare, zittire
    cause to be quiet or not talk
    bloccare, castrare, inibire, limitare
    limit the range or extent of
    frenare, raffrenare
    hold back
    attenuare, ovattare, smorzare
    conceal or hide
    type of:
    contenere, domare, fermare, raffrenare, reprimere
    keep under control; keep in check
  6. verb
    hold within limits and control
    synonyms: contenersi, controllare, controllarsi, dominare, frenarsi, governare, governarsi, raffrenarsi
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    type of:
    arginare, contenersi, controllare, controllarsi, dominare, frenare, frenarsi, governare, governarsi, moderarsi, raffrenare, raffrenarsi, sofisticare, sottilizzare
    lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
  7. verb
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
    synonyms: colmare, coprire, dominare, ricoprire, scavalcare, soggiogare, sopraffare, subissare, trasportare
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    aizzare, attizzare, cagionare, causare, concitare, destare, eccitare, fomentare, istigare, provocare, scatenare, sollevare, suscitare, svegliare
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  8. verb
    overcome by conquest
    synonyms: conquidere, conquistare, debellare
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    type of:
    battere, debellare, scavalcare, sconfiggere, superare
    win a victory over
  9. verb
    prove superior
    synonyms: predominare, prevalere
  10. verb
    distinguish oneself
    synonyms: distinguersi, eccellere, emergere, predominare, prevalere, risaltare, segnalarsi, sovrastare
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    types:
    abbondare, eccedere, oltrepassare, passare, superare, trascendere
    be superior or better than some standard
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