conquer

[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.
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)
5.
to be victorious; make conquests; gain the victory:
Despite their differences, their love will conquer.
Origin
1200-50; Middle English conqueren < Anglo-French conquerir, Old French conquerre < Vulgar Latin *conquērere to acquire (for Latin conquīrere to seek out). See con-, query
Related forms
conquerable, adjective
conquerableness, noun
conqueringly, adverb
half-conquered, adjective
preconquer, verb (used with object)
reconquer, verb (used with object)
unconquerable, adjective
unconquerably, adverb
unconquered, adjective
Synonyms
2. vanquish, overpower, overthrow, subjugate. See defeat.
Examples from the web for conquer
  • How rugged the pioneers must have been to conquer this gorgeous but inhospitable terrain.
  • It is designed to help children keep up with their subjects while they conquer the language.
  • It would be much easier to conquer them, if they had once given themselves over to sensual indulgences.
  • But a tiny number of people conquer lethal diseases.
  • There he would flourish mightily and serve the armies that would conquer much of the known world.
  • There is so much to learn and so much to conquer in the world.
  • What if they didn't conquer faster than light travel, but instead learned how to live virtually forever.
  • Over the past two decades central bankers have gained plenty of experience in how to conquer excessive price increases.
  • In the prime of their working lives they wanted to conquer the world with their products.
  • Unlike mountaineers, he felt no urge to conquer the rock-face.
British Dictionary definitions for conquer

conquer

/ˈkɒŋkə/
verb
1.
to overcome (an enemy, army, etc); defeat
2.
to overcome (an obstacle, feeling, desire, etc); surmount
3.
(transitive) to gain possession or control of by or as if by force or war; win
4.
(transitive) to gain the love, sympathy, etc, of (someone) by seduction or force of personality
Derived Forms
conquerable, adjective
conquerableness, noun
conquering, adjective
conqueror, noun
Word Origin
C13: from Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin conquērere (unattested) to obtain, from Latin conquīrere to search for, collect, from quaerere to seek
Word Origin and History for conquer
v.

c.1200, cunquearen, from Old French conquerre "conquer, defeat, vanquish," from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere (for Latin conquirere) "to search for, procure by effort, win," from Latin com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + quaerere "to seek, gain" (see query (v.)). Related: Conquered; conquering.

Idioms and Phrases with conquer

conquer

see: divide and conquer