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conquer

[ kong-ker ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to acquire by force of arms; win in war:

    to conquer a foreign land.

  2. to overcome by force; subdue:

    to conquer an enemy.

    Synonyms: subjugate, overthrow, overpower, vanquish

  3. to gain, win, or obtain by effort, personal appeal, etc.:

    conquer the hearts of his audience.

  4. to gain a victory over; surmount; master; overcome:

    to conquer disease and poverty; to conquer one's fear.



verb (used without object)

  1. to be victorious; make conquests; gain the victory:

    Despite their differences, their love will conquer.

conquer

/ ˈkɒŋkə /

verb

  1. to overcome (an enemy, army, etc); defeat
  2. to overcome (an obstacle, feeling, desire, etc); surmount
  3. tr to gain possession or control of by or as if by force or war; win
  4. tr to gain the love, sympathy, etc, of (someone) by seduction or force of personality
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈconquering, adjective
  • ˈconquerableness, noun
  • ˈconqueror, noun
  • ˈconquerable, adjective
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Other Words From

  • con·quer·a·ble adjective
  • con·quer·a·ble·ness noun
  • con·quer·ing·ly adverb
  • half-con·quered adjective
  • pre·con·quer verb (used with object)
  • re·con·quer verb (used with object)
  • un·con·quer·a·ble adjective
  • un·con·quered adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conquer1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English conqueren, from Anglo-French conquerir, Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin conquērere (unrecorded) “to acquire,” from Latin conquīrere “to seek out”; con-, query
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conquer1

C13: from Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin conquērere (unattested) to obtain, from Latin conquīrere to search for, collect, from quaerere to seek
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Idioms and Phrases

see divide and conquer .
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Synonym Study

See defeat.
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Example Sentences

Glazer, for one, expects the machines to conquer his test within his lifetime.

"A man penetrates, conquers, colonizes, plants. A woman receives, surrenders, accepts."

From Salon

But as dominant as he’s been all season — and as essential as he’s been to USC’s operation — the punter says he isn’t satisfied with just conquering college football.

The US Open eluded him the longest, but when he conquered New York in 2010, he became the youngest man in the Open era to complete the career Grand Slam.

From BBC

"I feel like I can conquer the world!"

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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