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Conquer

//ˈkɒŋkə// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To defeat in combat; to subjugate.

    "I lay in the desert beyond all cities and sounds, and above me flowed the River of Silence through the sky; and on the desert’s edge night fought against the Sun, and suddenly conquered."

  2. 2
    bring under control by force or authority wordnet
  3. 3
    To acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate.

    "In 1453, the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople."

  4. 4
    overcome by conquest wordnet
  5. 5
    To overcome an abstract obstacle.

    "Today I conquered my fear of flying by finally boarding a plane."

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  1. 6
    take possession of by force, as after an invasion wordnet
  2. 7
    To gain, win, or obtain by effort. dated

    "to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace"

Etymology

From Middle English conqueren, from Old French conquerre, from Late Latin conquaerere (“to knock, strike; to search for, procure”), from Latin con- + quaerere (“to seek, acquire”). Displaced native Old English oferwinnan.

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