What does conquer mean?
Definitions for conquer
ˈkɒŋ kərcon·quer
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word conquer.
Princeton's WordNet
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curbverb
to put down by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
appropriate, capture, seize, conquerverb
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"
conquerverb
overcome by conquest
"conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"
Wiktionary
conquerverb
to defeat in combat; to subjugate
In 1453, the Ottoman Empire conquered Istanbul.
conquerverb
to overcome an abstract obstacle
Today I conquered my fear of flying by finally boarding a plane.
conquerverb
to gain, win, or obtain by effort
conquerverb
to acquire by force of arms, win in war
Etymology: From conquerre, from conquaerere, from con- + quaero.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To CONQUERverb
Etymology: conquerir, Fr. conquirere, Latin.
They had conquered them, and brought them under tribute. 1 Mac. viii. 2.
’Twas fit,
Who conquer’d nature, should preside o’er wit. Alexander Pope.We conquer’d France, but felt our captive’s charms. Alexander Pope.
Both tugging to be victors, breast to breast;
Yet neither conqueror, nor conquer’d. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.Anna conquers but to save,
And governs but to bless. Smith.To Conquerverb
To get the victory; to overcome.
Put him to choler straight: he hath been used
Ever to conquer, and to have his word
Off contradiction. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.Equal success had set these champions high,
And both resolv’d to conquer, or to die. Edmund Waller.The logick of a conquering sword has no great propriety. Decay of Piety.
ChatGPT
conquer
Conquer can be defined as the act of overcoming or defeating an opponent, an obstacle, or a condition of difficulty through force, strategy, or determination. It often implies the successful acquisition or control of a territory, achievement of a goal, or triumph over a challenge.
Webster Dictionary
Conquerverb
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
Conquerverb
to subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc
Conquerverb
to gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace
Conquerverb
to gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Conquer
kong′kėr, v.t. to gain by force or with an effort: to overcome or vanquish.—v.i. to be victor.—adj. Con′querable, that may be conquered.—n. Con′querableness.—adj. Con′quering, victorious.—adv. Con′queringly.—ns. Con′queror, one who conquers: a victor:—fem. Con′queress; Con′quest, the act of conquering: that which is conquered or acquired by physical or moral force: the act of gaining the affections of another.—Make a conquest, to conquer.—The Conqueror, William I. of England (L. Conques′tor); The Conquest, the acquisition of the throne of England by William, Duke of Normandy, in 1066. [O. Fr. conquerre—L. conquirĕre,—con, inten., quærĕre, to seek.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
conquer
To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue; to reduce, etc. To gain the victory; to overcome.
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1524","5"],["1579","6"],["1581","3"],["1582","14"],["1587","2"],["1590","30"],["1592","1"],["1593","2"],["1595","2"],["1598","2"],["1606","6"],["1607","3"],["1612","4"],["1620","11"],["1624","2"],["1629","1"],["1631","4"],["1634","3"],["1635","2"],["1637","5"],["1638","11"],["1640","2"],["1642","2"],["1643","1"],["1644","4"],["1645","1"],["1647","7"],["1648","19"],["1649","6"],["1650","2"],["1651","4"],["1653","1"],["1655","2"],["1656","4"],["1657","13"],["1658","6"],["1659","2"],["1660","1"],["1661","5"],["1662","2"],["1664","2"],["1667","19"],["1668","5"],["1669","4"],["1670","7"],["1671","2"],["1672","3"],["1673","10"],["1674","1"],["1675","32"],["1676","14"],["1677","6"],["1678","18"],["1679","10"],["1680","11"],["1681","18"],["1682","10"],["1683","39"],["1684","30"],["1685","28"],["1686","22"],["1688","42"],["1689","9"],["1690","13"],["1691","2"],["1692","5"],["1693","24"],["1694","11"],["1695","12"],["1696","7"],["1697","4"],["1698","12"],["1699","46"],["1700","41"],["1701","28"],["1702","43"],["1703","20"],["1704","112"],["1705","42"],["1706","105"],["1707","103"],["1708","77"],["1709","32"],["1710","67"],["1711","110"],["1712","55"],["1713","66"],["1714","87"],["1715","94"],["1716","66"],["1717","121"],["1718","36"],["1719","44"],["1720","151"],["1721","67"],["1722","159"],["1723","84"],["1724","144"],["1725","78"],["1726","65"],["1727","159"],["1728","186"],["1729","318"],["1730","139"],["1731","235"],["1732","161"],["1733","82"],["1734","112"],["1735","136"],["1736","104"],["1737","196"],["1738","152"],["1739","124"],["1740","151"],["1741","132"],["1742","189"],["1743","109"],["1744","200"],["1745","82"],["1746","70"],["1747","277"],["1748","173"],["1749","159"],["1750","248"],["1751","199"],["1752","256"],["1753","253"],["1754","287"],["1755","248"],["1756","105"],["1757","179"],["1758","243"],["1759","317"],["1760","311"],["1761","338"],["1762","172"],["1763","326"],["1764","170"],["1765","138"],["1766","272"],["1767","255"],["1768","415"],["1769","194"],["1770","318"],["1771","215"],["1772","225"],["1773","235"],["1774","321"],["1775","224"],["1776","315"],["1777","351"],["1778","250"],["1779","255"],["1780","285"],["1781","246"],["1782","236"],["1783","242"],["1784","239"],["1785","275"],["1786","421"],["1787","679"],["1788","470"],["1789","476"],["1790","584"],["1791","469"],["1792","578"],["1793","427"],["1794","490"],["1795","668"],["1796","601"],["1797","514"],["1798","483"],["1799","496"],["1800","837"],["1801","1200"],["1802","1091"],["1803","1211"],["1804","1269"],["1805","1420"],["1806","1656"],["1807","1503"],["1808","1964"],["1809","1818"],["1810","1875"],["1811","2108"],["1812","1781"],["1813","1505"],["1814","1966"],["1815","1596"],["1816","1734"],["1817","1738"],["1818","2008"],["1819","1591"],["1820","2574"],["1821","1781"],["1822","2455"],["1823","2938"],["1824","2868"],["1825","3863"],["1826","2572"],["1827","2366"],["1828","2549"],["1829","2604"],["1830","3892"],["1831","2610"],["1832","2575"],["1833","2327"],["1834","2405"],["1835","3330"],["1836","3046"],["1837","2833"],["1838","3101"],["1839","3409"],["1840","3756"],["1841","3350"],["1842","2597"],["1843","3099"],["1844","3834"],["1845","3889"],["1846","3945"],["1847","4292"],["1848","4145"],["1849","4057"],["1850","4793"],["1851","4661"],["1852","5161"],["1853","5753"],["1854","6658"],["1855","5578"],["1856","6358"],["1857","5025"],["1858","4887"],["1859","4916"],["1860","5310"],["1861","4242"],["1862","3630"],["1863","3862"],["1864","4773"],["1865","4287"],["1866","4748"],["1867","4768"],["1868","4824"],["1869","5093"],["1870","4577"],["1871","5202"],["1872","4450"],["1873","4870"],["1874","5215"],["1875","5812"],["1876","5697"],["1877","6041"],["1878","5144"],["1879","5553"],["1880","7199"],["1881","7155"],["1882","6714"],["1883","8302"],["1884","7588"],["1885","7508"],["1886","6164"],["1887","6457"],["1888","6219"],["1889","6593"],["1890","6575"],["1891","7479"],["1892","8010"],["1893","7338"],["1894","7686"],["1895","7404"],["1896","8811"],["1897","8988"],["1898","9581"],["1899","11683"],["1900","12011"],["1901","11805"],["1902","11359"],["1903","9907"],["1904","11553"],["1905","10898"],["1906","10999"],["1907","10311"],["1908","10657"],["1909","9015"],["1910","10368"],["1911","9282"],["1912","9571"],["1913","10114"],["1914","9692"],["1915","9479"],["1916","9065"],["1917","9249"],["1918","8876"],["1919","9008"],["1920","9766"],["1921","8211"],["1922","8829"],["1923","7639"],["1924","7725"],["1925","7295"],["1926","7074"],["1927","8588"],["1928","8969"],["1929","8500"],["1930","8893"],["1931","8545"],["1932","7539"],["1933","5967"],["1934","7541"],["1935","8222"],["1936","7688"],["1937","8179"],["1938","8203"],["1939","8752"],["1940","8205"],["1941","7896"],["1942","8156"],["1943","7303"],["1944","6609"],["1945","6747"],["1946","8032"],["1947","8091"],["1948","8912"],["1949","9159"],["1950","8990"],["1951","8903"],["1952","9097"],["1953","8946"],["1954","9084"],["1955","9273"],["1956","9845"],["1957","10324"],["1958","10499"],["1959","10972"],["1960","12822"],["1961","14306"],["1962","16007"],["1963","16474"],["1964","17079"],["1965","17354"],["1966","19117"],["1967","19392"],["1968","21142"],["1969","20671"],["1970","21611"],["1971","19621"],["1972","19668"],["1973","18334"],["1974","17465"],["1975","17087"],["1976","16792"],["1977","17638"],["1978","16912"],["1979","16775"],["1980","17050"],["1981","16358"],["1982","16572"],["1983","17346"],["1984","18440"],["1985","18941"],["1986","20653"],["1987","21660"],["1988","22266"],["1989","22816"],["1990","24372"],["1991","24837"],["1992","27594"],["1993","27008"],["1994","28324"],["1995","30094"],["1996","32626"],["1997","33051"],["1998","34953"],["1999","37078"],["2000","42885"],["2001","42573"],["2002","48108"],["2003","55651"],["2004","65890"],["2005","60991"],["2006","67796"],["2007","77836"],["2008","118446"]]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of conquer in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of conquer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of conquer in a Sentence
The goal is to use your own body weight with no equipment … We’re trying to eliminate the excuse factor so that people can come into a program and conquer it. I think that creates self-confidence, as well as the desire to want to get up and do it again.
We all capable of becoming a great individual's who can conquer against all odds. Hence, our Almighty Father vividly states in Jeremiah 29:11 that He has plans to prosper us not to harm us. Thus we must liberate the mind from all negative thoughts that limit the true potential within(Holy Spirit)
Mother Nature is calling the cards on our hubris that we can conquer and control wildfires during these extreme conditions.
The beauty of love is that it knows no bounds and can conquer even the greatest of obstacles.
They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in life who does not every day surmount a fear.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for conquer
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- قهرArabic
- завоювам, покорявамBulgarian
- conquistarCatalan, Valencian
- dobýt, zdolatCzech
- besejre, sejre, erobreDanish
- erobernGerman
- νικώGreek
- konkeri, venkiEsperanto
- conquistarSpanish
- valloittaa, voittaa, vallataFinnish
- conquérirFrench
- ceannsaichScottish Gaelic
- ניצחHebrew
- जीतनाHindi
- meghódít, hódítHungarian
- sigraIcelandic
- vincere, conquistare, sconfiggereItalian
- 征服するJapanese
- 억누르다Korean
- vincō, vinceretLatin
- raupatuMāori
- veroverenDutch
- erobreNorwegian
- vencer, conquistar, superarPortuguese
- cuceri, învingeRomanian
- покорять, побеждать, завоеватьRussian
- labananTagalog
- підкорювати, перемагатиUkrainian
- 征服Chinese
Get even more translations for conquer »
Translation
Find a translation for the conquer definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"conquer." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 16 Feb. 2025. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/conquer>.
Discuss these conquer definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In