CONQUER | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of conquer in English conquerverb [ T ] uk /ˈkɒŋ.kər/ us /ˈkɑːŋ.kɚ/ Add to word list Add to word list C1 to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force, or to defeat someone in a game or competition: The Spanish conquered the New World in the 16th century. The English were conquered by the Normans in 1066. Synonyms annihilate informal beat (DEFEAT) crush (BEAT) defeat hammer (DAMAGE/DEFEAT) informal thrash (DEFEAT) informal trounce to beat someone in a race, competition, etc.

• beatUnited beat City 3 - 2.
• defeatCan Ireland defeat New Zealand in this high-stakes match?
• conquerThe Greeks had fought and conquered the army of Mardonius.
• vanquishThe superhero always vanquishes his foes and saves the world.
• annihilateModern superpowers succeed not by annihilating their enemies but by buying them off.
• hammerThe Colts got hammered by the Patriots.

See more results » to deal with or successfully fight against a problem or an unreasonable fear: conquer your fear He has finally conquered his fear of spiders. It may be many years before this dreadful disease is conquered. Attacking & invading

• advance guard
• aggressor
• ambush
• beleaguer
• beleaguered
• besiege
• blitz
• false flag
• fire at someone/something
• foray
• full-frontal assault
• full-frontal attack
• going-over
• hit and run
• post-attack
• post-conquest
• pre-conquest
• pre-emption
• privateer
• swoop

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Winning and defeating Solving and solutions (Definition of conquer from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

conquer | American Dictionary

conquerverb [ T ] us /ˈkɑŋ·kər/ Add to word list Add to word list to defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land: I felt like I had conquered the world. If you conquer a disease or condition, you succeed in dealing with or fighting against it: Students have to conquer their initial shyness.

conqueror

noun [ C ] us /ˈkɑŋ·kər·ər/ the conqueror Genghis Khan

conquest

noun [ C/U ] us /ˈkɑn·kwest, ˈkɑŋ-/ [ C ] Several generations turned their attention towards the conquest of the Mediterranean region. (Definition of conquer from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of conquer

conquer Inflation had been conquered, high employment was once more the norm, and productivity growth hit levels not seen since the 1960s. From the Cambridge English Corpus Legal opinion offered ample support to the argument for extending the benefits of a conquest to the conquered. From the Cambridge English Corpus The project of conquering space inherently and inevitably entails the devaluation of place. From the Cambridge English Corpus On the other hand, as henchmen of a conquering power, they also demanded fearful respect. From the Cambridge English Corpus As researchers, parents, or casual observers we are often amazed by their innovative approach to conquering new territories of speech. From the Cambridge English Corpus Political obstacles existed not just in newly conquered lands but also in well-assimilated regions. From the Cambridge English Corpus Each sees the campus itself as a social space to be conquered and brought under its spiritual superintendence. From the Cambridge English Corpus One interviewee strongly believed in 'working with nature instead of conquering her'. From the Cambridge English Corpus The birth of digital publication involves three motors: utopia, the norm, and conquering thought. From the Cambridge English Corpus Would the mid-nineteenth century reformer/survivor perceive himself to have ultimately conquered death and waste? From the Cambridge English Corpus They were to respect each other's dominion over the lands they conquered as well as navigation rights in their respective territorial waters. From the Cambridge English Corpus Advances in conquering a disease usually require the discovery of a "preparation" - a model biological system in which the disease can be studied. From the Cambridge English Corpus According to the enlightenment ideology, nature is a hostile force to be conquered, and tradition a relic to be discarded. From the Cambridge English Corpus The family of our ethos, of our professional identity, has to be conquered through successive discoveries, attentive understanding, and sudden flashes of awareness. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus is cancer declared the enemy, which must be conquered. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of conquer These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of conquer?

Translations of conquer

in Chinese (Traditional) 佔領, 攻取, 征服… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 占领, 攻取, 征服… See more in Spanish conquistar, vencer… See more in Portuguese conquistar, vencer… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian जिंकणे, विजय मिळवणे… See more ～を征服する, 征服（せいふく）する, 克服（こくふく）する… See more fethetmek, ele geçirmek, zaptetmek… See more conquérir, vaincre… See more conquerir… See more veroveren… See more வெளிநாட்டு நிலங்களை அல்லது ஒரு குழுவை வலுக்கட்டாயமாக கட்டுப்பாட்டிற்குள் கொண்டு வருதல் அல்லது கைப்பற்றுதல், ஒரு பிரச்சனை அல்லது நியாயமற்ற பயத்தை சமாளிக்க அல்லது வெற்றிகரமாக போராட… See more (बलपूर्वक विदेशी ज़मीन या जनता को) जीतना, अधिपत्य स्थापित करना, (किसी समस्या या भय पर) काबू पाना… See more વિજય મેળવવો, હરાવવું… See more erobre, besejre… See more erövra, besegra… See more menguasai… See more erobern, überwinden… See more erobre, beseire, mestre… See more فتح کرنا, قبضہ کرنا, کسی مسئلہ یا خوف پر قابو پانا… See more завойовувати, підкоряти… See more జయించడం, బలవంతంగా విదేశీ భూమిని లేక ప్రజల సమూహాన్ని నియంత్రించడం లేక స్వాధీనం చేసుకోవడం… See more জয়, কোন সমস্যা বা অহেতুক ভয়কে জয় করা… See more dobýt, přemoct… See more menaklukkan… See more ชนะ… See more chinh phục… See more podbić, pokonać, podbijać… See more 정복하다… See more conquistare… See more Need a translator?

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