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See more synonyms for conquer on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
verb (used without object) to be victorious; make conquests ; gain the victory: Despite their differences, their love will conquer. Show More
Origin of conquer 1200–50; Middle English conqueren <
Anglo-French conquerir, Old French conquerre <
Vulgar Latin *conquērere to acquire (for
Latin conquīrere to seek out). See
con- ,
query Related forms 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·quer·a·bly , adverb un·con·quered , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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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 ,
prevail Examples from the Web for conquered Contemporary Examples of conquered Historically, conquering armies have seized inhabitants of conquered areas and enslaved them.
Rather, human trafficking, like slavery in the past, is a way of demoralizing the conquered .
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.
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.
Under the urge of it, he conquered —at last brought himself and his charge to the shore.
Even Enobarbus is conquered at the last by Antony's noble magnanimity.
British Dictionary definitions for conquered 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 Show More
Derived Forms conquerable , adjective conquerableness , noun conquering , adjective conqueror , noun Word Origin for conquer 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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Word Origin and History for conquered v. 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 .
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