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- Dictionaryconquered/ˈkɒŋkəd/
adjective
- 1. (of a place or people) having been overcome and taken control of by military force: "a conquered people"
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to deal with or successfully fight against a problem or an unreasonable fear: He has finally conquered his fear of spiders. It may be many years before this dreadful disease is conquered. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attacking & invading. advance guard. aggressor. ambush. beleaguered. besiege. blitz. cyberbullying. cyberwarfare.
to defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land: I felt like I had conquered the world. If you conquer a disease or condition, you succeed in dealing with or fighting against it: Students have to conquer their initial shyness.
1. : to gain or acquire by force of arms : subjugate. conquer territory. 2. : to overcome by force of arms : vanquish. conquered the enemy. 3. : to gain mastery over or win by overcoming obstacles or opposition. conquered the mountain. 4. : to overcome by mental or moral power : surmount. conquered her fear. intransitive verb. : to be victorious.
to defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land: I felt like I had conquered the world. If you conquer a disease or condition, you succeed in dealing with or fighting against it: Students have to conquer their initial shyness.
Conquer definition: to acquire by force of arms; win in war. See examples of CONQUER used in a sentence.
verb. /ˈkɒŋkə (r)/ /ˈkɑːŋkər/ Verb Forms. conquer somebody/something to take control of a country or city and its people by force. The Normans conquered England in 1066. In 330 BC Persia was conquered by Alexander the Great. conquered territories/subjects/lands. The Roman empire offered citizenship to its conquered peoples.
If you conquer something such as a problem, you succeed in ending it or dealing with it successfully. I was certain that love was quite enough to conquer our differences. [ VERB noun ]
1. to overcome (an enemy, army, etc); defeat. 2. to overcome (an obstacle, feeling, desire, etc); surmount. 3. ( tr) to gain possession or control of by or as if by force or war; win. 4. ( tr) to gain the love, sympathy, etc, of (someone) by seduction or force of personality.
To overcome by physical, mental, or moral force; get the better of; defeat. Webster's New World. To defeat in war. The Greeks conquered the Persians. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example). Vaccines that conquered smallpox; programs to conquer poverty. American Heritage.
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.
