Conquer

Definition: Conquer

Conquer

Verb

1. To put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising", "stamp down on littering" "conquer one's desires".

2. Take possession of without permission or take with force, as after a conquest or invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle".

3. Overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "conquer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Conquer \Con"quer\, transitive verb. [imperfect & past participle. Conquered; Conquering.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Conquer

Cunning

Verb: be cunning; Adjective: have cut one's eyeteeth; contrive; (plan); live by one's wits; maneuver; intrigue, gerrymander, finesse, double, temporize, stoop to conquer, reculer pour mieux sauter, circumvent, steal a march upon; overreach; throw off one's guard; surprise; snatch a verdict; waylay, undermine, introduce the thin end of the wedge; play a deep game, play tricks with; ambiguas in vulgum spargere voces; flatter, make things pleasant; have an ax to grind.

Humility

Verb: be humble; Adjective: deign, vouchsafe, condescend; humble oneself, demean oneself; stoop, stoop to conquer; carry coals; submit; submit with a good grace; (brook); yield the palm.

Skill

Look after the main chance; cut one's coat according to one's cloth; live by one's wits; exercise one's discretion, feather the oar, sail near the wind; stoop to conquer; (cunning); play one's cards well, play one's best card; hit the right nail on the head, put the saddle on the right horse.

Success

Defeat, conquer, vanquish, discomfit; euchre; overcome, overthrow, overpower, overmaster, overmatch, overset, override, overreach; outwit, outdo, outflank, outmaneuver, outgeneral, outvote; take the wind out of one's adversary's sails; beat, beat hollow; rout, lick, drub, floor, worst; put down, put to flight, put to the rout, put hors de combat, put out of court.

Crosswords: Conquer

He'd have to conquer the world first. (Sweet Home Alabama; writing credit: C. Jay Cox)

With God's help I'll conquer this terrible affliction. (Trainspotting; writing credit: Irvine Welsh; John Hodge)

When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer. (Die Hard; writing credit: Steven E. de Souza, Jeb Stuart)

This is Afghanistan Alexander the Great try to conquer this country then Genghis Khan, then the British. (Rambo III; writing credit: Sylvester Stallone)

We either conquer the world or you kill me tonight with this gun. (Lashou shentan; writing credit: Barry Wong; John Woo)

Of a world I want to conquer, and deliver, and despise (Rescue Me; performing artist: Madonna)

War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate ("What's Going On"; performing artist: Marvin Gaye)

That love will conquer all. (Let Me Serenade You; performing artist: Three Dog Night)

She Stoops to Conquer (1971)

The Dark Did Not Conquer (1963)

She Snoops to Conquer (1944)

He Snoops to Conquer (1944)

Divide and Conquer (1943)

Love Will Conquer All (performing artist: Lionel Richie)

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Books

• Beyond Shyness: How to Conquer Social Anxieties (reference)

• Command & Conquer Yuri's Revenge (reference)

• Conquer the Crash: You Can Survive and Prosper in a Deflationary Depression (reference)

• Conquer the Night (reference)

• From Panic to Power: Proven Techniques to Calm Your Anxieties, Conquer Your Fears, and Put You in Control of Your Life (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Why We Fight World War II - Divide and Conquer / The Battle of Britain (reference)

• Divide & Conquer (reference)

• Transformers:Divide & Conquer (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Conquer & Divide (reference)

• Conquer Your World (reference)

• Divide and Conquer (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Railroad Tycoon 2: Conquer 3 Continents (Jewel Case) (reference)

• Command & Conquer Red Alert Exapansion: The Aftermath (reference)

• Command & Conquer Arsenal Pack (reference)

• Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 Expansion: Yuri's Revenge (reference)

• Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun (Jewel Case) (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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1st Lt. Marcus Corbett, Air Force Space Command Defender Challenge team member, prepares to conquer the next obstacle after completing the "Tough One" during the Defender Challenge Competition here, Oct. 30. (P.; photo by Senior Airman Oshawn Jeffer..

New worlds to conquer!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Senhor Continho's expedition up the Zambesi to conquer the Katanga tribe / from sketches by Sir John Willoughby. Credit: Library of Congress.

Barney Google. In spite of the many setbacks in their brave effort to conquer the English Channel ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Tarzan. "No, do not kill him," Hitler snapped. "Our good German 'Tarzan' will conquer this jungle savage". Credit: Library of Congress.

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The Normans that came with him, and helped to conquer, and all descended from them, are freemen, and no subjects by conquest; let that give what dominion it will. (Second Treatise of Government)

Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce. (reference)

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Health

As new types of cells are explored as treatments for a variety of diseases, scientists will confront and conquer new immunologic barriers. (references)

Economic History

United Kingdom

Successive English kings sought to conquer Ireland. (references)

Netherlands

The Dutch market is not easy to conquer for U.S. manufacturers. (references)

Eritrea

In 1896, the Italians used Eritrea as a springboard for their disastrous attempt to conquer Ethiopia. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "conquer": divide and conquer ♦ stoop to conquer. Additional references.

Albanian

zaptoj (invade, occupy, take), pushtoj (carry, creep over, enfold, engross, envelop, fold, hog, invade, jump, obsess, overcome, overreach, overrun, overtake, overwhelm, pervade, possess, reach, reduce, reign, rush back, seize, smite, straddle, sweep, take, take a fancy to, take possession of), mund (be able, can, floor, it's possible, may, overcome, plough under, vanquish, whack, whip, worst), mposht (depress, lick, manage, outdo, overbear, overcome, overmaster, overpower, quench, restrain, subdue, take care of, vanquish). (various references)

Arabic 

‏فتح (conquest, open, switch on, turn on, unbar, unblock, unclose, unfasten, unfold, unlock, unseal, unzip), ‏قهر (beat, compulsion, crush, defeat, defeating, force, get the better of, overbear, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, subdual, subdue, subjugate, subjugation, tame, vanquish), ‏تغلب (beat, cope, crumple, get over, get past, get the better of, knock down, master, negotiate, outdo, overbear, overcome, predomination, pull through, quench, ride, vanquish, whack, worst), ‏خضع (bend, bow, compel, hew, knuckle under, kowtow, reclaim, reduce, steady, subdue, subject, subjugate, submit, subordinate, succumb, throw in one's hand, undergo, wash, yield), ‏إكتسب بالتغلب, ‏إنتزع (draw, exact, extort, extract, get smth. off one's hands, grab, snatch, swagger, tear, tear out, twitch, wrest, wring, yank), ‏إنتصر (gain the upper hand, overbear, palm, prevail, triumph), ‏إحتل (occupy, overrun, squat, take, take up). (various references)

Bulgarian 

завладявам (carry, devour, engage, engross, force, invade, obsess, overcome, overreach, overtake, overwhelm, prepossess, seize, take over, take possession of), превъзмогвам (fight, overcome, prevail, surmount, vanquish), побеждавам (beat, defeat, down, fight down, foil, have, lace, lick, master, mop up, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overthrow, overturn, pip, polish off, prevail, scupper, thrash, triumph, trounce, vanquish, whip, whop, win, worst, zap). (various references)

Chinese 

征服 (subdue, vanquish). (various references)

Czech

zvítìzit nad (beat, overpower), zdolat (cope, defeat, negotiate, overbear, overpower, surmount, vanquish), porazit (bear down, beat, best, butcher, chop down, cut down, defeat, fell, hack down, hew, hew down, kill, knock down, overthrow, overturn, run down, smite, stick, strike down, stump, tumble, vanquish), podmanit si, přemoci (defeat, fight down, master, overbear, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, prostrate, reduce, stifle, surmount, swallow, vanquish), překonat (beat, better, bridge, clear, eclipse, exceed, Excel, get the better of, go beyond, heal, outdo, overcome, refute, surmount, surpass, tide over), dobýt (capture, gain, take). (various references)

Danish

erobre. (various references)

Dutch

veroveren. (various references)

Esperanto

konkeri. (various references)

Faeroese

taka (detain, get, hold back, lay hold of, pick up, retain, take), leggja undir seg (corner, monopolize), hertaka. (various references)

Farsi 

فتح کردن (Reduce), پیروزی یافتن بر, تسخیرکردن (Import). (various references)

Finnish

valloittaa (captivate, capture, take possession of). (various references)

French

conquérir. (various references)

German

erobern (capture, carry, get hold of, move into, take, to conquer, win), besiegen (beat, defeat, discomfit, down, knock out, overcome, overthrow, put down, repress, subdue, thrash, to conquer, to defeat, to discomfit, vanquish, win over). (various references)

Greek 

κατακτώ (capture, carry). (various references)

Hebrew 

לכבוש (occupy, press, subjugate, take, tread down, vanquish), ל�"ת�'בר (get over, overcome, overpower, pull through, reinforce), ל�"�"ביר (destroy, exterminate, overpower, vanquish), ל� צח (always, defeat, eternally, everlastingly, evermore, for ever, forever, lick, overcome, overpower, perpetually, triumph, vanquish, win). (various references)

Hungarian

meghódít (captivate, colonize, to captivate, to conquer), legyõz (bear down, defeat, down, get the best of, get the better of, master, outmatch, overcome, overmatch, overplay, overpower, overrule, overtake, overturn, rout, subject, tide over, vanquish, worst). (various references)

Indonesian

menggabungkan (bale, band, consolidate, fuse, integrate, unite), menang (win), menaklukkan (vanquish), bahan campuran. (various references)

Italian

conquistare (achieve, carry, take, win). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

風靡 (dominate, overwhelming). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ふうび (dominate, overwhelming). (various references)

Korean 

타파하십시�". (various references)

Norwegian

seire, erobre (capture). (various references)

Papiamen

konkistá. (various references)

Pig Latin

onquercay

Portuguese

conquistar (acquire, attach, attract, beat, cob, subdue, subjugate, win). (various references)

Romanian

învinge (beat, best, break through, circumvent, defeat, discomfit, dispose, drub, flog, floor, get the better of, knock, master, overcome, overmaster, overpower, pull through, reason down, surmount, thrash, vanquish, whip, win, win over, worst). (various references)

Russian 

завоевывать (overrun). (various references)

Scottish

ceannsaich (keep under, quell, subdue, tame), buadhaich (prevail). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

pobediti (bear down, beat, carry the day, lick, outfight, vanquish, win, win out), osvojiti (capture, master, overrun, seize, take, win). (various references)

Spanish

conquistar (capture, carry, gain, take, win over, win round). (various references)

Swedish

erövra (capture, carry, seize, take, win), segra (be victorious, overcome, prevail, triumph, win, win the day), besegra (beat, best, checkmate, defeat, fight down, flog, hammer, knock out, lick, nobble, overcome, overwhelm, pip, vanquish, win over, worst), övervinna (get over, overcome, surmount, vanquish, worst). (various references)

Turkish

zafer kazanmak (bear the palm, triumph, win the palm), yenmek (annihilate, bear down, bear the bell, beat, beat all hollow, best, break, carry away the bell, checkmate, circumvent, clobber, confound, cut out, defeat, discomfit, down, floor, get the better of, give a beating, knock out, land, lick, master, outbox, outclass, outdo, outgo, overpower, pip, prevail, skunk, slam, smash, subjugate, surmount, swamp, thrash, trim, triumph, trounce, vanquish, wallop, wear down, whelm, whip, whop, win over, wipe the floor with smb., worst), fethetmek, ele geçirmek (capture, corner, embrace, get, get hold of, hunt down, invade, lay hold of, pinch, possess oneself of, seize, take, take possession of, win), elde etmek (achieve, acquire, attain, carry, clear, come off, gain, get, have, make, obtain, procure, purchase, secure, suck, take, win), başarmak (accomplish, achieve, arrive, bring home the bacon, bring off, carry out, carry through, click, come through, compass, contrive, get things done, get through, hit the mark, make out, negotiate, overcome, pan out, pan out well, prosper, pull off, sew up, succeed, swing, tackle, win through), almak (accept, accomplish, achieve, acquire, admit, assume, attain, borrow, buy, capture, collect, come in, divest smb. of, draw, enter on, enter upon, enucleate, excise, extract, fetch, gain, garner, get, govern, have, help oneself to, hold, induct, lay hold of, let in, obtain, occupy, pick up, pull off, purchase, put on, receive, seat, seize, sweep off, take, take from, take in, take on, take over, take up, to buy, withdraw, wreak). (various references)

Turkmen 

ьstьn зykmak (vanquish, win), яeсmek (be victorious, defeat), eяelemek (capture, gain). (various references)

Ukrainian

завойовувати, підкоряти (bend, oppress, subdue, subject, subjugate), пересилювати (overbear, overgang, overpower, overrule), перемагати (beat, outray, overbear, overwar, triumph, vanquish, win), долати (bear, overpass, tide over, vanquish). (various references)

Welsh

concro, trechu (baffle, overcome, overpower), goresgyn (invade, overrun), gorchfygu (overcome). (various references)

convicta, convictus, convincitur, convinco, domantur, domare, domat, domate, domatis, domita, domo, domui, evincere, expugna, expugnabant, expugnabantur, expugnabat, expugnabimus, expugnabit, expugnanda, expugnandam, expugnantem, expugnantes, expugnare, expugnarent, expugnari, expugnasset, expugnate, expugnatisque, expugnaverunt, expugnavimus, expugnavit, expugnemus, expugnes, profligare, revincebat, subacta, subigens, subigo, superabat, superabit, superabunt, superamus, superant, superantur, superare, superaretur, superari, superasti, superastis, superat, superata, superatus, superaverat, superaverint, superaverunt, superavit, superent, superes, superet, supero, vicerant, vicerit, vicerunt, vici, vicissent, vicisti, vicistis, vicit, victa, victi, victorum, victos, victum, victus, vincas, vince, vincebat, vincebatis, vincens, vincenti, vincere, vincerent, vinceret, vincet, vincetur, vinci, vincimini, vincit, vincitur, vinco vici victum. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "conquer": conquered, conquering, conqueror, conquerors, conquers. (additional references)

Words ending with "conquer": reconquer. (additional references)

Words containing "conquer": reconquered, reconquering, reconquers, unconquerable, unconquerably, unconquered. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Conquer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: canquer, Choquel, Colquiri, concer, conduire, conqua, conque, conqueer, conquen, conquerd, conquere, conquerre, conquery, conquor, conqur, conqured, Conquy, consuer, conture, conuer, Coque, cynique, sanquar, tonique. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: cornu, crone, ounce, quern, recon, roque, rouen.

-3 letters: cero, cone, core, corn, cure, curn, ecru, euro, once, roue, rune, unco.

-4 letters: con, cor, cue, cur, ecu, eon, ern, nor, one, orc, ore, our, rec, roc, roe, rue, run, urn.

-5 letters: en, er, ne, no, nu, oe, on, or, re, un.

+1 letter: conquers.

+2 letters: conquered, conqueror, reconquer.

+3 letters: conquering, conquerors, croqueting, quercitron, reconquers, reconquest.

+4 letters: chloroquine, croquignole, preconquest, quercitrons, reconquered, reconquests, unconquered.

+5 letters: chloroquines, croquignoles, quattrocento, reconquering.