reconquer
verb (used with object)
to conquer again.
reconquered
Example Sentences
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The Soviets reconquered it in 1943 and 1944.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2024
"While they may have become Christian, they still have to be reconquered by Edward the Elder, son of Alfred the Great," said Mr Marsden.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2022
Up north, the capital of Kyiv remains free, and the Ukrainian army has even reconquered some key neighborhoods and forced Russian troops further away from that beleaguered city.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2022
This three-part ensemble represented a Syria made by millennia of inhabitation, conquered and reconquered by empires and dynasties.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 29, 2020
He told me that he had overthrown General Ffangg and reconquered Lyttyrboks with lightning speed—only to have been betrayed.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
