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reconquer

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Re`con´quer    (r?`k?n´k?r)
v. t.1.To conquer again; to recover by conquest; as, to reconquer a revolted province.
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Verb1.reconquer - conquer anew; "The country reconquered the territory lost in the previous war"
retake, recapture - take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort"
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reconquer [ˈriːˈkɒŋkəʳ] VTreconquistar
reconquer
vt town, territoryzurückerobern; enemyerneut or wieder besiegen


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---a meet conveyance for the crusader, whose doughty arm was to reconquer the Holy Sepulchre
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I would not so soon relinquish the attempt to reconquer it.
 
 
 
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