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con·quer

 (kŏng′kər)
v.con·quered,con·quer·ing,con·quers
v.tr.
1.
a. To gain control of or subdue by military force:conquered the neighboring lands.
b. To defeat in war:The Greeks conquered the Persians. See Synonyms at defeat.
2.
a. To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example):vaccines that conquered smallpox; programs to conquer poverty.
b. To overcome or surmount mentally or emotionally:You must conquer your fear of heights.
3. To reach the summit of (a mountain) by climbing.
4.
a. To gain the affection or admiration of:back when jazz conquered Paris.
b. To seduce.
v.intr.
To be victorious; win.
[Middle Englishconqueren, from Old Frenchconquerre, from Vulgar Latin*conquaerere, from Latinconquīrere,to procure :com-,intensive pref.; see com- +quaerere,to seek.]
con′quer·a·ble adj.
con′quer·or,con′quer·er n.
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conquer

(ˈkɒŋkə)
vb
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
[C13: from Old Frenchconquerre, from Vulgar Latinconquērere (unattested) to obtain, from Latinconquīrere to search for, collect, fromquaerere to seek]
ˈconquerableadj
ˈconquerablenessn
ˈconqueringadj
ˈconquerorn
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con•quer

(ˈkɒŋ kər)

v.t.
1. to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
2. to overcome by force; subdue; vanquish: to conquer an enemy.
3. to gain or win by effort, personal appeal, etc.: conquered the hearts of the audience.
4. to gain a victory over; surmount; master; overcome: to conquer one's fear.
v.i.
5. to be victorious; make conquests.
[1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-Frenchconquerir, Old Frenchconquerre < Vulgar Latin*conquaerere to acquire, for Latinconquīrere to seek out = con-con- + -quīrere, comb. form of quaerere to seek]
syn:Seedefeat.
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conquer


Past participle:conquered
Gerund:conquering

Imperative
conquer
conquer
Present
I conquer
you conquer
he/she/it conquers
we conquer
you conquer
they conquer
Preterite
I conquered
you conquered
he/she/it conquered
we conquered
you conquered
they conquered
Present Continuous
I am conquering
you are conquering
he/she/it is conquering
we are conquering
you are conquering
they are conquering
Present Perfect
I have conquered
you have conquered
he/she/it has conquered
we have conquered
you have conquered
they have conquered
Past Continuous
I was conquering
you were conquering
he/she/it was conquering
we were conquering
you were conquering
they were conquering
Past Perfect
I had conquered
you had conquered
he/she/it had conquered
we had conquered
you had conquered
they had conquered
Future
I will conquer
you will conquer
he/she/it will conquer
we will conquer
you will conquer
they will conquer
Future Perfect
I will have conquered
you will have conquered
he/she/it will have conquered
we will have conquered
you will have conquered
they will have conquered
Future Continuous
I will be conquering
you will be conquering
he/she/it will be conquering
we will be conquering
you will be conquering
they will be conquering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been conquering
you have been conquering
he/she/it has been conquering
we have been conquering
you have been conquering
they have been conquering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been conquering
you will have been conquering
he/she/it will have been conquering
we will have been conquering
you will have been conquering
they will have been conquering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been conquering
you had been conquering
he/she/it had been conquering
we had been conquering
you had been conquering
they had been conquering
Conditional
I would conquer
you would conquer
he/she/it would conquer
we would conquer
you would conquer
they would conquer
Past Conditional
I would have conquered
you would have conquered
he/she/it would have conquered
we would have conquered
you would have conquered
they would have conquered
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.conquer - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
blink away,blink,wink - force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"
dampen,stifle - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
choke back,choke down,choke off - suppress; "He choked down his rage"
silence,still,hush,hush up,quieten,shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
burke - get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"
silence - keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
quell,squelch,quench - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
muffle,stifle,strangle,repress,smother - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
curb,hold in,control,moderate,contain,check,hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
2.conquer - take possession of by force, as after an invasionconquer - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
take over,usurp,arrogate,seize,assume - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
carry - capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
3.conquer - overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"
defeat,get the better of,overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

conquer

verb
1.seize,obtain,acquire,occupy,overrun,annex,winEarly in the eleventh century the whole of England was again conquered by the Vikings.
2.defeat,overcome,overthrow,beat,stuff(slang),master,tank(slang),triumph,crush,humble,lick(informal),undo,subdue,rout,overpower,quell,get the better of,clobber(slang),vanquish,subjugate,prevail over,checkmate,run rings around(informal),wipe the floor with(informal),make mincemeat of(informal),put in their place,blow out of the water(slang),bring to their kneesa Navajo myth about a great warrior who conquers the spiritual enemies of his people
defeatlose to,give up to,submit to,surrender to
3.overcome,beat,defeat,master,rise above,overpower,get the better of,surmount,bestI had learned to conquer my fear of spiders.
Quotations
"I came, I saw, I conquered (veni, vidi, vici)" [Julius Caesar]
"To conquer with arms is to make only a temporary conquest; to conquer the world by earning its esteem is to make a permanent conquest" [Woodrow WilsonAddress to Congress]
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conquer

verb
To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition:
Informal:trim,whip.
Slang:ace,lick.
Idioms:carry the day,get the best of,get the better of, go someone one better.
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Translations
dobýtporazitpřemoct
erobrebesejre
venki
valloittaavoittaavallata
osvojiti
meghódít
sigra; leggja undir sig
征服する
정복하다
vinco
užkariautiužkariautojasužkariavimas
iekarotpārvarētuzvarēt
cuceriînvinge
osvojiti
erövra
ชนะ
chinh phục

conquer

[ˈkɒŋkəʳ]
A.VT [+territory, nation etc] →conquistar; [+fear, enemy] →vencer
B.VI →triunfar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

conquer

[ˈkɒŋkər]vt
[+country] →conquérir
[+feelings] →vaincre,surmonter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

conquer

vt
(lit) country →erobern;enemy, nation →besiegen
(fig) difficulties, feelings, disease →bezwingen,besiegen;sb’s heart →erobern;mountain →bezwingen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

conquer

[ˈkɒŋkəʳ]vt (territory, nation, castle) →conquistare; (enemy) →vincere,battere,sconfiggere; (habit, feelings) →vincere,superare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

conquer

(ˈkoŋkə) verb
to overcome or defeat.The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century;You must conquer your fear of the dark. oorwin, verower, verslaan, baasraak; seëvier; onderwerp, oorweldig, inneem يَتَغَلَّب على، يَقْهَر، يَفْتَح، يَسْتَوْلي побеждавам conquistar dobýt, přemocterobern,überwinden erobre; besejreκατακτώconquistar,vencer vallutama, võitu saama غلبه کردن؛ شکست دادن vallataconquérir,vaincre לִכבּוֹש जीतना osvojiti, pobijediti, svladati meghódít menaklukkan sigra; leggja undir sigconquistare 征服する 정복하다 užkariauti, nugalėti, įveikti iekarot; uzvarēt; pārvarēt menguasaiveroverenseire,erobre,underlegge seg podbijać,pokonywać برى موندل، فتح كول، نيول conquistar a cuceri, a învingeзавоевывать;преодолевать dobyť; premôcť osvojiti; premagati osvojiti erövra, besegra ชนะfethetmek 征服 завойовувати; підкоряти شكست دينا، فتح پانا، قابو پانا chinh phục征服
ˈconqueror noun
oorwinnaar, veroweraar فاتِح، غازٍ، مُنْتَصِر завоевател conquistador dobyvatel, přemožitel der Eroberer erobrer; sejrherreκατακτητήςconquistador vallutaja کشورگشا؛ فاتح valloittaja conquérant/-anteכובש जीतने वाला osvajač, pobjednik hódító penakluk sigurvegariconquistatore,conquistatrice 征服者 정복자 užkariautojas iekarotājs penaklukveroveraarerobrer,seierherrezdobywca فاتح conquistador cuceritorзавоеватель dobyvateľ, -ka osvajalec osvajač erövrare, besegrare ผู้ชนะfatih 征服者 завойовник فاتح người chinh phục征服者
conquest (ˈkoŋkwest) noun
(an) act of conquering.The Norman Conquest;He's impressed with you – you've made a conquest. oorwinning, verowering; wins, buit فَتْح، غَزْو، اكْتِساب حُب завладяване conquista dobytí, vítězství die Eroberung erobringκατάκτησηconquista vallutus پیروزی؛ غلبه valloitusconquêteכבוש,כיבוש जीत osvajanje hódítás penaklukan hertaka; ávinningurconquista 征服 정복 užkariavimas iekarošana; pakļaušana penaklukanveroveringerobringpodbój برى، بريالى توب، دبل هيواد نيونه: نيول شوې هيواد conquista cucerireзавоевание dobytie osvojitev osvajanje erövring, seger ชัยชนะfetih,zapt 征服 завоювання, підкорення فتح، جيت sự chinh phục征服
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conquer

→يَفْتَحُ porazit erobreerobernκατακτώconquistar valloittaaconquérir osvojiticonquistare 征服する 정복하다veroverenerobrezdobyćconquistarзавоевывать erövra ชนะfethetmek chinh phục征服
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