break
will
The generals hoped that the aerial bombardment would break the enemy's will.
Officials agreed a series of measures aimed at breaking the will of the strikers.
It was only in the final part of the race that he was able to break the will of the other cyclists.
As a teacher, she preferred to win over the hearts of children rather than try to break their wills.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Controlling and being in charge
aggrandize
assert your authority
assume
assumption
authoritative
cynical
get the better of someoneidiom
get your hooks into someone/somethingidiom
govern
guiding principle
harness
peremptorily
peremptory
play Godidiom
plenipotentiary
police
slow
tame
wrangle
wrangler