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- 1. overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force: "he conquered Cyprus" Similar Opposite
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to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force, or to defeat someone in a game or competition: The Spanish conquered the New World in the 16th century. The English were conquered by the Normans in 1066. Synonyms. annihilate informal. beat (DEFEAT) crush (BEAT) defeat. hammer (DEFEAT) informal. thrash (DEFEAT) informal
to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force, or to defeat someone in a game or competition: The Spanish conquered the New World in the 16th century. The English were conquered by the Normans in 1066. Synonyms. annihilate informal. beat (DEFEAT) crush (BEAT) defeat. hammer (DEFEAT) informal. thrash (DEFEAT) informal
The meaning of CONQUER is to gain or acquire by force of arms : subjugate. How to use conquer in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Conquer.
Jan 20, 2016 · To conquer is to defeat someone or something, usually with force, like army troops that conquer enemy territory, or your lunchtime hunger which you conquer with a sandwich and cup of soup.
Definition of 'conquer' conquer. (kɒŋkəʳ ) Word forms: conquers , conquering , conquered. 1. verb. If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land. During 1936, Mussolini conquered Abyssinia. [VERB noun] Early in the eleventh century the whole of England was again conquered by the Vikings. [be VERB -ed]
Definition of conquer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
to take control of a country or to defeat people by war: Peru was conquered by the Spanish in 1532. conquer verb (PROBLEM) to succeed in stopping or dealing with a bad feeling or a difficult problem: He has finally conquered his fear of spiders. (Definition of conquer from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definitions of 'conquer' 1. If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land. [...] 2. If you conquer something such as a problem, you succeed in ending it or dealing with it successfully. [...] More. Conjugations of 'conquer' present simple: I conquer, you conquer [...]
CONQUER meaning: 1 : to take control of (a country, city, etc.) through the use of force; 2 : to defeat (someone or something) through the use of force.
