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con·quer C0577700 (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 English conqueren, from Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere, from Latin conquīrere, to procure : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + quaerere, to seek.] con′quer·a·ble adj.con′quer·or, con′quer·er n.conquer (ˈkɒŋkə) vb1. to overcome (an enemy, army, etc); defeat2. to overcome (an obstacle, feeling, desire, etc); surmount3. (tr) to gain possession or control of by or as if by force or war; win4. (tr) to gain the love, sympathy, etc, of (someone) by seduction or force of personality[C13: from Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin conquērere (unattested) to obtain, from Latin conquīrere to search for, collect, from quaerere to seek] ˈconquerable adj ˈconquerableness n ˈconquering adj ˈconqueror ncon•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-French conquerir, Old French conquerre < Vulgar Latin *conquaerere to acquire, for Latin conquīrere to seek out = con- con- + -quīrere, comb. form of quaerere to seek] syn: See defeat. conquer Past participle: conquered Gerund: conquering
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I conquer | you conquer | he/she/it conquers | we conquer | you conquer | they conquer |
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I conquered | you conquered | he/she/it conquered | we conquered | you conquered | they conquered |
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I am conquering | you are conquering | he/she/it is conquering | we are conquering | you are conquering | they are conquering |
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I have conquered | you have conquered | he/she/it has conquered | we have conquered | you have conquered | they have conquered |
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I was conquering | you were conquering | he/she/it was conquering | we were conquering | you were conquering | they were conquering |
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I had conquered | you had conquered | he/she/it had conquered | we had conquered | you had conquered | they had conquered |
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I will conquer | you will conquer | he/she/it will conquer | we will conquer | you will conquer | they will conquer |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would conquer | you would conquer | he/she/it would conquer | we would conquer | you would conquer | they would conquer |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | conquer - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdueblink 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 invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"appropriate, seize, capturetake 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" |
conquerverb1. seize, obtain, acquire, occupy, overrun, annex, win Early 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 knees a Navajo myth about a great warrior who conquers the spiritual enemies of his people defeat lose to, give up to, submit to, surrender to3. overcome, beat, defeat, master, rise above, overpower, get the better of, surmount, best I 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 Wilson Address to Congress]conquerverbTo win a victory over, as in battle or a competition:beat, best, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst.Informal: trim, whip.Slang: ace, lick.Idioms: carry the day, get the best of, get the better of, go someone one better.Translationsconquer (ˈkoŋkə) verb to overcome or defeat. The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark. 征服 征服ˈconqueror noun 征服者 征服者conquest (ˈkoŋkwest) noun (an) act of conquering. The Norman Conquest; He's impressed with you – you've made a conquest. 征服 征服conquer
stoop to conquerTo adopt a role, position, attitude, behavior, undertaking, etc., that is seen as being beneath one's abilities or social position in order to achieve one's end. The wealthy congressman has to start taking advantage of more popular, mainstream entertainment platforms because the only way he can come back at this point is if he stoops to conquer.See also: conquer, stoopdivide and conquer1. To gain or maintain power by generating tension among others, epecially those less powerful, so that they cannot unite in opposition. Rachel is so popular because she divides and conquers all of her minions and makes sure they all dislike each other.2. To accomplish something by having several people work on it separately and simultaneously. The only way we'll ever get this project finished on time is if we divide and conquer. I'll put the slides together while you type up the hand-out.See also: and, conquer, dividedivide and conquerAlso, divide and govern or rule . Win by getting one's opponents to fight among themselves. For example, Divide and conquer was once a very successful policy in sub-Saharan Africa. This expression is a translation of the Latin maxim, Divide et impera ("divide and rule"), and began to appear in English about 1600. See also: and, conquer, dividedivide and conquer BRITISH & AMERICAN or divide and rule BRITISHCOMMON If you try to divide and conquer or divide and rule, you try to keep control over a group of people by encouraging them to argue amongst themselves. Trade unions are concerned that management may be tempted into a policy of divide and rule. The Summit sends a very strong message to him that he's not going to divide and conquer. Note: This expression has its origin in the Latin phrase `divide et impera'. It describes one of the tactics which the Romans used to rule their empire. See also: and, conquer, dividedivide and conquer/rule/govern, toTo win by getting one’s opponents to fight among themselves. This strategy not only was discovered to be effective in wartime by the most ancient of adversaries, but was also applied to less concrete affairs by Jesus: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand” (Matthew 12:25). The exact term is a translation of a Roman maxim, divide et impera (divide and rule). See also: and, conquer, divide, rulelove conquers allTrue love triumphs over adversity. This ancient adage was first stated by the Roman poet Virgil in Ciris: “Omnia vincit amor: quid enim non vinceret ille?” (Love conquers all: for what could Love not conquer?). It has been repeated ever since, by Chaucer and Tennyson, among others, but it may be obsolescent.See also: all, conquer, loveEncyclopediaSeeConquerorsLegalSeeConquestconquer
Synonyms for conquerverb seizeSynonyms- seize
- obtain
- acquire
- occupy
- overrun
- annex
- win
verb defeatSynonyms- defeat
- overcome
- overthrow
- beat
- stuff
- master
- tank
- triumph
- crush
- humble
- lick
- undo
- subdue
- rout
- overpower
- quell
- get the better of
- clobber
- vanquish
- subjugate
- prevail over
- checkmate
- run rings around
- wipe the floor with
- make mincemeat of
- put in their place
- blow out of the water
- bring to their knees
Antonyms- lose to
- give up to
- submit to
- surrender to
verb overcomeSynonyms- overcome
- beat
- defeat
- master
- rise above
- overpower
- get the better of
- surmount
- best
Synonyms for conquerverb to win a victory over, as in battle or a competitionSynonyms- beat
- best
- defeat
- master
- overcome
- prevail against
- rout
- subdue
- subjugate
- surmount
- triumph over
- vanquish
- worst
- trim
- whip
- ace
- lick
Synonyms for conquerverb to put down by force or authoritySynonyms- inhibit
- stamp down
- suppress
- curb
- subdue
Related Words- blink away
- blink
- wink
- dampen
- stifle
- choke back
- choke down
- choke off
- silence
- still
- hush
- hush up
- quieten
- shut up
- burke
- quell
- squelch
- quench
- muffle
- strangle
- repress
- smother
- curb
- hold in
- control
- moderate
- contain
- check
- hold
verb take possession of by force, as after an invasionSynonymsRelated Words- take over
- usurp
- arrogate
- seize
- assume
- carry
verb overcome by conquestRelated Words- defeat
- get the better of
- overcome
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