conquer
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
Other meanings
To acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate.
“In 1453, the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople.”
To overcome an abstract obstacle.
“Today I conquered my fear of flying by finally boarding a plane.”
Related words
- unconquered
- conqueringly
- unconquering
- conqueree
- conquerer
- conqueress
- conquerment
- preconquer
- reconquer
- all-conquering
- conquerable
- conqueror
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "con-".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “conquer” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.