conquer Hear it!

conquer definition

con·quer (käŋ′kər, kän′-)

transitive verb

  1. to get possession or control of by or as by winning a war
  2. to overcome by physical, mental, or moral force; get the better of; defeat

Etymology: ME conqueren < OFr conquerre < VL *conquaerere (for L conquirere), to search for, procure < L com-, intens. + quaerere, to seek, acquire

intransitive verb

to make conquests; win

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.