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conquer

[ kong-ker ]

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: , , ,

  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

/ ˈɒŋə /

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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԱܱԲ, adjective
  • ˈDzԱܱԱ, noun
  • ˈDzԱܱǰ, noun
  • ˈDzԱܱ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·ܱ·· adjective
  • Dz·ܱ···ness noun
  • Dz·ܱ·Բ· adverb
  • 󲹱-Dz·ܱ adjective
  • ·Dz·ܱ verb (used with object)
  • ·Dz·ܱ verb (used with object)
  • un·Dz·ܱ·· adjective
  • ܲ·Dz·ܱ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of conquer1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English conqueren, from Anglo-French conquerir, Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin DzԱŧ (unrecorded) “to acquire,” from Latin DzԱī “to seek out”; con-, query
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of conquer1

C13: from Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin DzԱŧ (unattested) to obtain, from Latin DzԱī to search for, collect, from quaerere to seek
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Idioms and Phrases

see divide and conquer .
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Synonym Study

See defeat.
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Example Sentences

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In the 2024 election, Donald Trump wielded yet another mass communication medium that conservatives have managed to conquer: podcasting and online video.

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However, Woad goes into the week knowing that she has conquered Augusta National before and she will again have England women's coach Steve Robinson on the bag.

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Our community’s simultaneous obsession and fear of death — to the point of wanting to distance ourselves from it and concurrently conquer it — is one reason.

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She conquered that and became No. 1 as a Mexican American in Mexico.

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As two of his former clubs aim to scale new heights in the FA Cup this weekend, Simon Grayson is getting ready to conquer his fears 4,500 miles away in Nepal.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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