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conquer

[ kong-ker ]
/ ˈkɒŋ kər /
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verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
to be victorious; make conquests; gain the victory: Despite their differences, their love will conquer.
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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

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2. See defeat.

OTHER WORDS FROM conquer

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Words related to conquer

crush, overthrow, quell, rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, vanquish, achieve, annex, occupy, overcome, overrun, seize, beat, checkmate, circumvent, clobber, control, cream

How to use conquer in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for conquer

conquer
/ (ˈkɒŋkə) /
verb
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

Derived forms of conquer

conquerable, adjectiveconquerableness, nounconquering, adjectiveconqueror, 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
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

Other Idioms and Phrases with conquer

conquer

see divide and conquer.

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