Conquer definition
To make conquests; win.
verb
To gain the affection or admiration of.
Back when jazz conquered Paris.
verb
To be victorious; win.
verb
To overcome by physical, mental, or moral force; get the better of; defeat.
verb
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To seduce.
verb
To conquer is to defeat or take control over by physical, mental or moral force.
An example of conquer is when an army defeats another country in a war.
verb
To reach the summit of (a mountain) by climbing.
verb
To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example).
Vaccines that conquered smallpox; programs to conquer poverty.
verb
To defeat in war.
The Greeks conquered the Persians.
verb
To overcome or surmount mentally or emotionally.
You must conquer your fear of heights.
verb
To gain control of or subdue by military force.
Conquered the neighboring lands.
verb
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To get possession or control of by or as by winning a war.
verb
Origin of conquer
- Middle English conqueren from Old French conquerre from Vulgar Latin conquaerere from Latin conquīrere to procure com- intensive pref. com– quaerere to seek
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French conquerre, from Late Latin conquaerere (“to knock, strike; to search for, procure”), from con- + quaerere (“to seek, acquire”).
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