Conquer
['kɒŋkə] or ['kɑŋkɚ]
Definition
(verb.) overcome by conquest; 'conquer your fears'; 'conquer a country'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish.
(v. t.) To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc.
(v. t.) To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace.
(v. i.) To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Vanquish, subdue, overcome, subjugate, defeat, overthrow, overpower, beat, rout, discomfit, checkmate, master, subject, humble, crush, get the better of, put down, prevail over, get the upper hand of, get the whip hand of, HAVE ON THE HIP.[2]. Gain by effort, win by victory.
v. n. Prevail, overcome, gain the victory.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Subdue, vanquish, surmount, overcome, overpower, overthrow, defeat, crush,master, subjugate, prevail_over
ANT:Fail, fall, retreat, succumb, fly, submit, surrender, lose, forfeit, sacrifice,resign, cede
Editor: Tod
Definition
v.t. to gain by force or with an effort: to overcome or vanquish.—v.i. to be victor.—adj. Con′querable that may be conquered.—n. Con′querableness.—adj. Con′quering victorious.—adv. Con′queringly.—ns. Con′queror one who conquers: a victor:—fem. Con′queress; Con′quest the act of conquering: that which is conquered or acquired by physical or moral force: the act of gaining the affections of another.—Make a conquest to conquer.—The Conqueror William I. of England (L. Conques′tor); The Conquest the acquisition of the throne of England by William Duke of Normandy in 1066.
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Examples
- Mamma thought the dear too young to be taught to conquer his prejudices, but Papa believed that it never was too soon to learn obedience. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The house-work shall conquer it if I can't. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Still she held up, in spite of these rebuffs, and tried to make a character for herself and conquer scandal. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In another moment the strong pride that was in her came to conquer her sudden agitation, which she hoped he had not perceived. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- In politics, at least, we stoop to conquer. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Jo, dear, we all have our temptations, some far greater than yours, and it often takes us all our lives to conquer them. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But there are nations so cowardly that they dare not merely conquer their enemies; they must _mak siccar_ and destroy them. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She persisted until she finally conquered the elephant's prejudices, and now they are inseparable friends. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- But sometimes a conqueror was afraid of the god he had conquered. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- So it was that the priests of Egypt conquered their conqueror, and an Aryan monarch first became a god. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And as the result of a quarrel with the King of Lombardy, his father-in-law, he conquered Lombardy and North Italy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In every victory he displayed humanity to the conquered, and decisively opposed any exhibition of cruelty. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The greater part of the Balkan peninsula was conquered by these people. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He assembled an army, accumulated guns, and then laid claim to the Punjab, because Timur had conquered it a hundred and seven years before. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She ultimately prevailed; and all-conquering Fife was expected with rapture. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Winter seemed conquering her spring; the mind's soil and its treasures were freezing gradually to barren stagnation. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In Britain Latin was practically wiped out by the conquering Anglo-Saxons, from among whose various dialects the root stock of English presently grew. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But the struggle changed continually, as that of a man who begins with a movement towards striking and ends with conquering his desire to strike. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- They wanted to know if the country was rich enough to be worth the conquering. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The difficulty of conquering them. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- By the information which they received, they judged whether it was worth while to make a settlement there, or if the country was worth the conquering. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- That conquers the serenest of them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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