conquer (ˈkɒŋkə
)
Definitions
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
Alternative Forms
ˈconquerable adjective ˈconquerableness noun ˈconquering adjective ˈconqueror nounWord Origin
C13: from Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin conquērere (unattested) to obtain, from Latin conquīrere to search for, collect, from quaerere to seekSynonyms
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defeat,
overcome,
overthrow,
beat,
stuff,
master,
tank,
triumph,
crush,
humble,
lick,
undo,
subdue,
rout,
overpower,
quell,
get the better of,
clobber,
vanquish,
subjugate,
prevail over
checkmate,
run rings around,
wipe the floor with
make mincemeat of,
put in their place blow out of the water bring to their knees
Quotations
"I came, I saw, I conquered (veni, vidi, vici)"
"To conquer with arms is to make only a temporary conquest; to conquer the world by earning its esteem is to make a permanent conquest"
Translations
- British English:
conquer
If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land.The region was conquered by a foreign army.ˈkɒŋkə VERB The region was conquered by a foreign army.
- Spanish:
conquistar
v
- French:
conquérir
vt
- German:
erobern
v
- Chinese: 征服 v
- Arabic: يَفْتَحُ v
- Portuguese: conquistar v
- Russian: завоевывать v
- Croatian: osvojiti v
- Czech: porazit v porážet
- Danish: erobre v
- Dutch: veroveren v
- Finnish: valloittaa v
- Greek: κατακτώ v
- Italian: conquistare v
- Japanese: 征服する v
- Korean: 정복하다 v
- Norwegian: erobre v
- Polish: zdobyć v zdobywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: conquistar v
- European Spanish:
conquistar
v
- Swedish: erövra v
- Thai: ชนะ v
- Turkish: fethetmek v
- Vietnamese: chinh phục v
Usage examples
He guides himself with his well-adapted nose, and is hoping to conquer Mont Blanc next.
, RESCUING ROSE (2002)Smaller gearing is essential for off-road riding and to conquer the steep banks and climbs that often feature on cross courses.
Cycling Weekly (2004)If you plan to conquer Lisbon's seven hills on foot, be prepared for steep ups and downs.
Globe and Mail (2003)His parents Caroline and Chris, both 46, bought him a laptop computer to help him conquer his learning difficulties.
Sun, News of the World (2000)India was no longer a place to embrace and to be transformed by; instead it was a place to conquer and transform.
, WHITE MUGHALS: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-century India (2002)