wax

bathe, douse (also dowse), drench, soak, souse, wash, water, wet

sweep, upset

beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst

crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish

ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

edge (out), nose out, pip [British]

cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed

break, destroy, do in, finish, sink, slaughter

jump, rocket, skyrocket, surge

heighten, intensify, redouble

blow up, bulk, distend, inflate, puff (up)

crescendo, crest, peak

alter, change, metamorphose, modify, mutate, transfigure, transform, transmute