conquer
- to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
- to overcome by force; subdue: to conquer an enemy.
- to gain, win, or obtain by effort, personal appeal, etc.: conquer the hearts of his audience.
- to gain a victory over; surmount; master; overcome: to conquer disease and poverty; to conquer one's fear.
- to be victorious; make conquests; gain the victory: Despite their differences, their love will conquer.
Origin of conquer
Synonyms for conquer
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Related Words for conquered
subdue, rout, crush, quell, overthrow, surmount, vanquish, subjugate, seize, annex, occupy, overrun, overcome, achieve, control, lick, thwart, reduce, total, prevailExamples from the Web for conquered
Contemporary Examples of conquered
Historically, conquering armies have seized inhabitants of conquered areas and enslaved them.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century TerrorismLouise I. Shelley
December 26, 2014
Rather, human trafficking, like slavery in the past, is a way of demoralizing the conquered.
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December 26, 2014
The roots of the violence can be found in the nearly six decades since Israel conquered Gaza and the West Bank.
There are unconfirmed reports ISIS has stolen three fighter planes from Iraqi bases it conquered.
At the time, before ISIS had conquered Mosul, the second-largest city in Iraq, the attack evoked outrage but not hysteria.
Historical Examples of conquered
After the Greeks came the Persians, who conquered all of northern Africa.
Ancient ManHendrik Willem van Loon
There is crime to be conquered, the rough crime of the streets.
We have not conquered these fears of pain—rather their cause has been removed.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
Under the urge of it, he conquered—at last brought himself and his charge to the shore.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
Even Enobarbus is conquered at the last by Antony's noble magnanimity.
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
conquer
- to overcome (an enemy, army, etc); defeat
- to overcome (an obstacle, feeling, desire, etc); surmount
- (tr) to gain possession or control of by or as if by force or war; win
- (tr) to gain the love, sympathy, etc, of (someone) by seduction or force of personality
Word Origin for conquer
Word Origin and History for conquered
conquer
c.1200, cunquearen, from Old French conquerre "conquer, defeat, vanquish," from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere (for Latin conquirere) "to search for, procure by effort, win," from Latin com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + quaerere "to seek, gain" (see query (v.)). Related: Conquered; conquering.
Idioms and Phrases with conquered
conquer
see divide and conquer.