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   Con·quer

   /ˈkäNGkər/

   

   verb

   • 1. overcome and take control of (a place or people) by use of military force: "the Magyars conquered Hungary in the Middle Ages" Similar defeatbeatvanquishtrounceannihilatetriumph overbe victorious overbestget the better ofworstbring someone to their kneesovercomeoverwhelmoverpoweroverthrowsubduesubjugateput downquellquashcrushrepressroutinformal:lickhammerclobberthrashpastepoundpulverizedemolishdestroydrubgive someone a drubbingcanewipe the floor withwalk all overgive someone a hidingtake to the cleanersblow someone out of the watermake mincemeat ofmurdermassacreslaughterflattenturn inside outtankstuffblow outcreamshellacskunkslamownseizetake possession oftake control oftake overappropriatesubjugatecaptureoccupyinvadeannexoverrunwinOpposite lose toliberatelose
   • ▪ successfully overcome (a problem or weakness): "a fear she never managed to conquer" Similar overcomeget the better ofcontrolget control ofmastergain mastery overget a grip ondeal withcope withsurmountrise aboveget overcurbsubduerepressquellquashdefeatvanquishbeattriumph overprevail overinformal:lickOpposite yield to
   • ▪ climb (a mountain) successfully: "the second American to conquer Everest" Similar climbascendmountscaletopcrest
   • ▪ gain the love, admiration, or respect of (a person or group of people): "the Beatles were to leave Liverpool and conquer the world"

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the general sense ‘acquire, attain’): from Old French conquerre, based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) + quaerere ‘seek’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. conquerable adjective

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