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- Dictionaryconquered/ˈkɒŋkəd/
adjective
- 1. (of a place or people) having been overcome and taken control of by military force: "a conquered people"
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to deal with or successfully fight against a problem or an unreasonable fear: He has finally conquered his fear of spiders. It may be many years before this dreadful disease is conquered. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of conquered from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
to defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land: I felt like I had conquered the world. If you conquer a disease or condition, you succeed in dealing with or fighting against it: Students have to conquer their initial shyness.
1. : to gain or acquire by force of arms : subjugate. conquer territory. 2. : to overcome by force of arms : vanquish. conquered the enemy. 3. : to gain mastery over or win by overcoming obstacles or opposition. conquered the mountain. 4. : to overcome by mental or moral power : surmount. conquered her fear. intransitive verb. : to be victorious.
to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force, or to defeat someone in a game or competition: The Spanish conquered the New World in the 16th century. The English were conquered by the Normans in 1066. Synonyms. annihilate informal. beat (DEFEAT) crush (BEAT) defeat. hammer (DEFEAT) informal. thrash (DEFEAT) informal
to gain, win, or obtain by effort, personal appeal, etc.: conquer the hearts of his audience. to gain a victory over; surmount; master; overcome: to conquer disease and poverty; to conquer one's fear. verb (used without object) to be victorious; make conquests; gain the victory: Despite their differences, their love will conquer. Discover More.
Jan 20, 2016 · Other forms: conquered; conquering; conquers. To conquer is to defeat someone or something, usually with force, like army troops that conquer enemy territory, or your lunchtime hunger which you conquer with a sandwich and cup of soup.
1. to overcome (an enemy, army, etc); defeat. 2. to overcome (an obstacle, feeling, desire, etc); surmount. 3. (transitive) to gain possession or control of by or as if by force or war; win. 4. (transitive) to gain the love, sympathy, etc, of (someone) by seduction or force of personality. Collins English Dictionary.
1. a. To gain control of or subdue by military force: conquered the neighboring lands. b. To defeat in war: The Greeks conquered the Persians. See Synonyms at defeat. 2. a. To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example): vaccines that conquered smallpox; programs to conquer poverty. b.
verb. /ˈkɒŋkə (r)/ /ˈkɑːŋkər/ Verb Forms. conquer somebody/something to take control of a country or city and its people by force. The Normans conquered England in 1066. In 330 BC Persia was conquered by Alexander the Great. conquered territories/subjects/lands. The Roman empire offered citizenship to its conquered peoples.
conquer meaning, definition, what is conquer: to get control of a country by fighting...: Learn more.
