conquer
Americanverb (used with object)
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to acquire by force of arms; win in war.
to conquer a foreign land.
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to overcome by force; subdue.
to conquer an enemy.
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to gain, win, or obtain by effort, personal appeal, etc..
conquer the hearts of his audience.
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to gain a victory over; surmount; master; overcome.
to conquer disease and poverty; to conquer one's fear.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to overcome (an enemy, army, etc); defeat
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to overcome (an obstacle, feeling, desire, etc); surmount
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(tr) to gain possession or control of by or as if by force or war; win
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(tr) to gain the love, sympathy, etc, of (someone) by seduction or force of personality
Related Words
See defeat.
Other Word Forms
- conquerable adjective
- conquerableness noun
- conquering adjective
- conqueringly adverb
- conqueror noun
- half-conquered adjective
- preconquer verb (used with object)
- reconquer verb (used with object)
- unconquerable adjective
- unconquered adjective
Etymology
Origin of conquer
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
Example Sentences
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The real-time strategy series puts players in the role of historical leaders charged with managing resources and armies as they seek to conquer or control the world.
From BBC
Luke Littler has conquered the world of darts.
From BBC
Saudi Arabia, the main backer of the Yemeni government, has repeatedly urged the STC to withdraw from the recently conquered territories.
From Barron's
City were the latest side to find it impossible to conquer Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, where they are unbeaten in 10 league games since winning promotion from the Championship last season.
From Barron's
So when he took his first college head coaching job, he decided to conquer college football the same way he’d won all those games under the Friday night lights.
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