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1. (v.t.) conquer
to acquire by force of arms; win in war:
to conquer a foreign land.
2. conquer
to overcome by force; subdue; vanquish:
to conquer an enemy.
3. conquer
to gain or win by effort, personal appeal, etc.:
conquered the hearts of the audience.
4. conquer
to gain a victory over; surmount; master; overcome:
to conquer one's fear.
5. (v.i.) conquer
to be victorious; make conquests.
Etymology: (1200–50; ME < AF conquerir, OF conquerre < VL *conquaerere to acquire, for L conquīrere to seek out =
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1. (verb) suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
to put down by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
2. (verb) appropriate, capture, seize, 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"
3. (verb) conquer
overcome by conquest
"conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"
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1. (verb) conquer
to control a place through violence
after Alexander conquered the Persian Empire
2. conquer
to control a feeling or a difficult situation; = master
She finally conquered her fear.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Conquer
to gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish
2. (verb) Conquer
to subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc
3. (verb) Conquer
to gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace
4. (verb) Conquer
to gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail
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Sense: to overcome or defeat
The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark.
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 Afrikaans: oorwin, verower, verslaan |
 Arabic: يَتَغَلَّب على، يَقْهَر، |
 Bulgarian: побеждавам |
 Brazilian: conquistar |
 Czech: dobýt, přemoct |
 German: erobern,überwinden |
 Danish: erobre; besejre |
 Greek: κατακτώ |
 Spanish: conquistar, vencer |
 Estonian: vallutama, võitu saama |
 Farsi: غلبه کردن؛ شکست دادن |
 Finnish: vallata |
 French: conquérir, vaincre |
 Hebrew: לִכבּוֹש |
 Hindi: जीतना |
 Croatian: osvojiti, pobijediti, svl |
 Hungarian: meghódít |
 Indonesian: menaklukkan |
 Icelandic: sigra; leggja undir sig |
 Italian: conquistare |
 Japanese: 征服する |
 Korean: 정복하다 |
 Lithuanian: užkariauti, nugalėti, įve |
 Latvian: iekarot; uzvarēt; pārvarē |
 Malay: menguasai |
 Dutch: veroveren |
 Norwegian: seire (over), erobre, und |
 Polish: podbijać, pokonywać |
 Persian: غلبه کردن؛ شکست دادن |
 Pashto: برى موندل، فتح كول، نيول |
 Portuguese: conquistar |
 Romanian: a cuceri, aînvinge |
 Russian: завоёвывать;преодолевать |
 Slovak: dobyť; premôcť |
 Slovenian: osvojiti; premagati |
 Serbian: osvojiti |
 Swedish: erövra, besegra |
 Thai: ชนะ |
 Turkish: fethetmek |
 Taiwanese: 征服 |
 Ukrainian: завойовувати; підкоряти |
 Urdu: شكست دينا، فتح پانا، قابو |
 Vietnamese: chinh phục |
 Chinese: 征服 |
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