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5I stymied him? thwarted him?StoneyB on hiatus– StoneyB on hiatus2017-03-25 17:04:22 +00:00Commented Mar 25, 2017 at 17:04
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3Sounds more like fantasy magic than anything that happens in real life. I ensorceled him? I cast a glamour upon him?John Lawler– John Lawler2017-03-25 17:25:05 +00:00Commented Mar 25, 2017 at 17:25
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3'Disarm' is close, but 'render harmless' possibly has no really good single-word synonyms.Edwin Ashworth– Edwin Ashworth2017-03-25 17:37:49 +00:00Commented Mar 25, 2017 at 17:37
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2WRT an opponent, iced works here. It used to be a euphemism for killed, but now mostly means messed with them, or forced them to go regroup.Phil Sweet– Phil Sweet2017-03-26 03:54:00 +00:00Commented Mar 26, 2017 at 3:54
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4I signed up to this SE site to reply to this:"subdue" is the most accurate (in terms of conveying the meaning you want) word to use in that instance.Tom Busby– Tom Busby2017-03-26 21:46:19 +00:00Commented Mar 26, 2017 at 21:46
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