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    • Synonyms conquer American [kong-ker] / ˈkɒŋ kər /

    verb (used with object)

    1. to acquire by force of arms; win in war.

      to conquer a foreign land.

    2. to overcome by force; subdue.

      to conquer an enemy.

      Synonyms: subjugate, overthrow, overpower, vanquish

    3. to gain, win, or obtain by effort, personal appeal, etc..

      conquer the hearts of his audience.

    4. to gain a victory over; surmount; master; overcome.

      to conquer disease and poverty; to conquer one's fear.

    verb (used without object)

    1. to be victorious; make conquests; gain the victory.

      Despite their differences, their love will conquer.

    conquer British / ˈkɒŋkə /

    verb

    1. to overcome (an enemy, army, etc); defeat

    2. to overcome (an obstacle, feeling, desire, etc); surmount

    3. (tr) to gain possession or control of by or as if by force or war; win

    4. (tr) to gain the love, sympathy, etc, of (someone) by seduction or force of personality

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 conquer Idioms

    1. see divide and conquer.

    Related Words

    See defeat.

    Other Word Forms

    • conquerable adjective
    • conquerableness noun
    • conquering adjective
    • conqueringly adverb
    • conqueror noun
    • half-conquered adjective
    • preconquer verb (used with object)
    • reconquer verb (used with object)
    • unconquerable adjective
    • unconquered adjective

    Etymology

    Origin of conquer

    First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English conqueren, from Anglo-French conquerir, Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin conquērere (unrecorded) “to acquire,” from Latin conquīrere “to seek out”; con-, query

    Example Sentences

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    Giorgio Armani, the designer and business titan who brought subtle Italian luxury to the world stage and conquered Hollywood, died Sept. 4 at 91.

    From The Wall Street Journal

    Reiner seemingly conquered yet another movie genre with this tightly wound military courtroom thriller and received his only Academy Award nomination, for best picture.

    From Los Angeles Times

    I have reason to believe it was shipped to Paris right around when World War II started and the Germans conquered France.

    From The Wall Street Journal

    The Russian winter becomes a major plot point in Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” in which Napoleon attacks and fails to conquer a country bigger, colder and fiercer than anticipated.

    From The Wall Street Journal

    Oracle founder Larry Ellison was on the cusp of conquering Hollywood.

    From Los Angeles Times

    Related Words

    • crush
    • overthrow
    • quell
    • rout
    • subdue
    • subjugate
    • surmount
    • vanquish

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