conquer

con·quer  (kngkr)

v. con·quered, con·quer·ing, con·quers

v.tr.

1. To defeat or subdue by force, especially by force of arms.

2. To gain or secure control of by or as if by force of arms: scientists battling to conquer disease; a singer who conquered the operatic world.

3. To overcome or surmount by physical, mental, or moral force: I finally conquered my fear of heights. See Synonyms at defeat.

v.intr.

To be victorious; win.

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[Middle English conqueren, from Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere, from Latin conqurere, to procure : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + quaerere, to seek.]

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conquer·a·ble adj.

conquer·or, conquer·er n.

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conquer [ˈkɒŋkə]

vb

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

[from Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin conquērere (unattested) to obtain, from Latin conquīrere to search for, collect, from quaerere to seek]

conquerable  adj

conquerableness  n

conquering  adj

conqueror  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	conquer - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdue blink away, blink, wink - force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" dampen, stifle - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" choke back, choke down, choke off - suppress; "He choked down his rage" silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" burke - get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue" silence - keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power" quell, squelch, quench - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" muffle, stifle, strangle, repress, smother - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
	2.	conquer - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" appropriate, seize, capture take over, usurp, arrogate, seize, assume - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" carry - capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
	3.	conquer - overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country" defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

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conquer

verb

1. seize, obtain, acquire, occupy, overrun, annex, win Early in the eleventh century the whole of England was again conquered by the Vikings.

2. defeat, overcome, overthrow, beat, stuff (slang), master, tank (slang), triumph, crush, humble, lick (informal), undo, subdue, rout, overpower, quell, get the better of, clobber (slang), vanquish, subjugate, prevail over, checkmate, run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), make mincemeat of (informal), put in their place, blow out of the water (slang), bring to their knees a Navajo myth about a great warrior who conquers the spiritual enemies of his people
defeat lose to, give up to, submit to, surrender to

3. overcome, beat, defeat, master, rise above, overpower, get the better of, surmount, best I had learned to conquer my fear of spiders.

Quotations
"I came, I saw, I conquered (veni, vidi, vici)" [Julius Caesar]
"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" [Woodrow Wilson Address to Congress]

Translations

conquer [ˈkɒŋkəʳ]

A. VT [+ territory, nation etc] → conquistar; [+ fear, enemy] → vencer

B. VI → triunfar

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conquer [ˈkɒŋkə^r] vt

[+ country] → conquérir

[+ feelings] → vaincre, surmonter

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conquer

vt

(lit) country → erobern; enemy, nation → besiegen

(fig) difficulties, feelings, disease → bezwingen, besiegen; sb’s heart → erobern; mountain → bezwingen

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conquer [ˈkɒŋkəʳ] vt (territory, nation, castle) → conquistare; (enemy) → vincere, battere, sconfiggere; (habit, feelings) → vincere, superare

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conquer [ˈkɒŋkəʳ] vt (territory, nation, castle) → conquistare; (enemy) → vincere, battere, sconfiggere; (habit, feelings) → vincere, superare

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conquer

v conquer [ˈkoŋkə]

to overcome or defeat The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark. oorwin, verower, verslaan, baasraak; seëvier; onderwerp, oorweldig, inneem يَتَغَلَّب على، يَقْهَر، يَفْتَح، يَسْتَوْلي побеждавам dobýt, přemoct erobre; besejre erobern, überwinden κατακτώ conquistar, vencer vallutama, võitu saama غلبه کردن؛ شکست دادن valloittaa, voittaa conquérir, vaincre לִכבּוֹש जीतना osvojiti, pobijediti, svladati meghódít menaklukkan sigra; leggja undir sig conquistare 征服する 정복하다 užkariauti, nugalėti, įveikti iekarot; uzvarēt; pārvarēt menguasai veroveren seire (over), erobre, underlegge seg podbijać, pokonywać conquistar a cuceri, a învinge завоёвывать;преодолевать dobyť; premôcť osvojiti; premagati osvojiti erövra, besegra ชนะ fethetmek 征服 завойовувати; підкоряти شكست دينا، فتح پانا، قابو پانا chinh phục 征服

n conqueror

oorwinnaar, veroweraar فاتِح، غازٍ، مُنْتَصِر завоевател dobyvatel, přemožitel erobrer; sejrherre der Eroberer κατακτητής conquistador vallutaja کشورگشا؛ فاتح valloittaja conquérant/-ante כּוֹבֵש जीतने वाला osvajač, pobjednik hódító penakluk sigurvegari conquistatore, conquistatrice 征服者 정복자, 승리자 užkariautojas iekarotājs penakluk veroveraar erobrer, seierherre zdobywca conquistador cuceritor завоеватель dobyvateľ, -ka osvajalec osvajač erövrare, besegrare ผู้ชนะ fatih 征服者 завойовник فاتح người chinh phục 征服者

n conquest [ˈkoŋkwest]

(an) act of conquering The Norman Conquest; He's impressed with you – you've made a conquest. oorwinning, verowering; wins, buit فَتْح، غَزْو، اكْتِساب حُب завладяване dobytí, vítězství erobring die Eroberung κατάκτηση conquista vallutus پیروزی؛ غلبه valloitus conquête כִּבּוּש @@@כּיבּוּש$$$ जीत osvajanje hódítás penaklukan hertaka; ávinningur conquista 征服 정복 užkariavimas iekarošana; pakļaušana penaklukan verovering erobring podbój conquista cucerire завоевание dobytie osvojitev osvajanje erövring, seger ชัยชนะ fetih, zapt 征服 завоювання, підкорення فتح، جيت sự chinh phục 征服

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conquer → يَغْزو porazit erobre erobern κατακτώ conquistar valloittaa conquérir osvojiti conquistare 征服する 정복하다 veroveren erobre zdobyć conquistar завоевывать erövra ชนะ fethetmek chinh phục 征服