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intimidate collapse: make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"; to compel or deter by or as if by threats

rein collapse: one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse; any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"; stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"; stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office"

suffocate collapse: feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"; be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"; suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"; become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"; impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

persist collapse: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

govern collapse: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"; exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"; require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

persecute collapse: cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

interdict collapse: a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity; an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district; destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication

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