Conquer

Word CONQUER
Character 7
Hyphenation con quer
Pronunciations /ˈkɒŋkə/

Definitions and meanings of "Conquer"

What do we mean by conquer?

To gain control of or subdue by military force. intransitive verb

To defeat in war: synonym: defeat. intransitive verb

To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example). intransitive verb

To overcome or surmount mentally or emotionally. intransitive verb

To reach the summit of (a mountain) by climbing. intransitive verb

To gain the affection or admiration of. intransitive verb

To seduce. intransitive verb

To be victorious; win. intransitive verb

To overcome the resistance of; compel to submit or give way; gain a victory over; sub-due by force of arms, or by superior strength or power of any kind: as, to conquer the enemy in battle, or an antagonist in a prize-fight; to conquer a stubborn will, or one's passions.

To overcome or surmount, as obstacles, difficulties, or anything that obstructs.

To gain or secure by conquest; obtain by effort: as, to conquer peace.

Synonyms and Overcome, Vanquish, Conquer, Subdue, Subjugate, to overpower, overthrow, defeat, beat, rout, worst, discomfit, humble, crush, subject, master, agree in the general idea expressed by overcome, namely, that of becoming superior to by an effort. The most conspicuous use of these words is in relation to physical struggles, as in war, wrestling, etc., but they refer also to struggles of mind, as in statesmanship, debate, chess, etc. An important difference among them is the implied duration of the victory, overcome and vanquish not reaching beyond the present, conquer implying a good deal of permanence, and subdue and subjugate containing permanence as an essential idea. Overcome is not so strong as vanquish, the former expressing a real victory, but the latter also a complete or great one. Canquer is wider and more general than vanquish, and may imply a succession of struggles or conflicts, while vanquish and overcome refer more commonly to a single conflict. Alexander the Great conquered Asia in a succession of battles, and vanquished Darius in one decisive engagement. In this respect subdue and subjugate are like conquer. Subdue may express a slower, quieter process than conquer. Subjugate is the strongest; it is to bring completely under the yoke. See defeat.

To make a conquest; gain the victory.

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. transitive verb

To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount transitive verb

To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win. transitive verb

To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail. intransitive verb

To defeat in combat; to subjugate.

To acquire by force of arms, win in war.

To overcome an abstract obstacle.

To gain, win, or obtain by effort.

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The word "conquer" in example sentences

I ask him—I appeal to his better judgment now—what does he imagine we intend to do, if fortunately we conquer Tennessee or South Carolina—call it “conquer, ” if you will, sir—what do we propose to do? ❋ Unknown (1906)

Divide and conquer is what the elite created the two party system for in the first place. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Also, giving humanity a new frontier to conquer is better than being left with no other option than to conquer each other. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Your suggestion that they divide in conquer in the senate is high-risk. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Divide and conquer is all these enemies of the future ever do. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I am disappointed by the treatment of pharmaceutical companies, but divide and conquer is a useful strategy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Seems to me, the louder the better but what the service does have to conquer is the directional issue. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)

That old divide the races and conquer is NOT working, Cheers to a UNITED AMERICA moving towards the future NOT back to the past! ❋ Unknown (2008)

Divide and conquer is Hillary's strategy – and yours, it appears, but we need a win-win, find strength in unity strategy. ❋ Unknown (2008)

McCain and the Republican machine are rubbing their hands with glee at our disarray: "divide and conquer" is the only way a candidate who is too old and too identified with the failures of the previous administration could have a chance .. unless we give it to him. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Now, as ever, divide-and-conquer is proving to be a handy-dandy little trick that never fails to prevent people with similar economic interests from recognizing their common concerns, and pulling together for real, long-term change. ❋ Maggie Jochild (2007)

With her Hangover Hotel tour, Lydia Lunch sets out to once again conquer the New World after two years in Spain. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Divide and conquer is the mantra of all callous cowards. ❋ Unknown (2006)

So the notion of 'divide and conquer' is revisited in that people at the 'top' of the social heap tend to forget people sharing the same cultural/gender/economic stripe at the bottom. ❋ Unknown (2005)

If you do not believe in conquer and kill and jihad, you are not a Muslim … per Islam you are an apostate. ❋ Unknown (2005)

And he writes of the new movement to achieve this his emphasis: “It must first of all be united, grouped together; it must be numerous, that is to say forming a Great Order of chivalry, because if we arenumerous and disciplined, we will be strong, because if we are strong we will be feared and can conquer, that is to say impose on the masses a doctrine and an ideal.” ❋ Lynn Picknett (2006)

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