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conquer
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conquer \Con"quer\ (k[o^ ng]"k[~e]r), v. i. To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail. He went forth conquering and to conquer. --Rev. vi. 2. The champions resolved to conquer or to die. --Waller.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 To defeat in combat; to subjugate. 2 To overcome an abstract obstacle.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Conquer may refer to: Conquer (album) , an album from Soulfly "Conquer" (The Walking Dead) , an episode of the television series The Walking Dead Conquest (disambiguation)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" [syn: suppress , stamp down , inhibit , subdue , curb ] take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land ...
Usage examples of conquer.
If all went as planned, the sack full of lead pellets would turn the ruler-in-exile of conquered Andhra into so much mincemeat.
The Hindu kingdom of Menjapahit was destroyed by the Mahommedans in 1478, and Brunei is mentioned in the history of Java as one of the countries conquered by Adaya Mingrat, the general of Angka Wijaya.
That there were Congressmen and Senators at the time who were anglophobic, and sincerely hoped Hitler would conquer England.
Prince Garric died battling the Count of Blaise and waves of Archai conquered all the Isles except for Laut.
As one of the two Joint Commanders of ESComm, he had earned the gratitude of the Aristos, who wished to conquer human-settled space, and the dread of the Skolians, who sought to staunch the near-fatal wound his armies had dealt their civilization.
It very often happens, as I have already said, that autoeroticism is not completely conquered, and evidence of this is given by a great variety of subsequent disturbances.
Wyndham remarked that the Jews have a tradition which in itself is very probable, that the venerable man pointed out to Cyrus, after his conquest of Babylon, the verses in Isaiah, wherein he is spoken of by name, as conquering by the power of the Lord, and giving orders to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple: and also that other passage, in which the destruction of the Babylonish empire by the Medes is foretold, both prophecies being recorded more than a hundred years before the birth of the mighty king by whom they were accomplished.
To determine the difficulties which had arisen with regard to Holland, which Dumouriez dreamed of conquering with an imaginary army, and being discontented besides with the Dutch for not rigorously excluding English vessels from their ports, the Emperor constituted the Batavian territory a kingdom under his brother Louis.
From the moment Blanche had arrived at Bedlington, she had deposed Willow with all the ruthless ambition of a conquering queen determined to set her own heirs on the throne.
Buddhist country of Bhutan was briefly conquered by its neighbor, Bangladesh, for the purpose of becoming a leadership haven.
We see stories about quantum, biomolecular brains for space robots, all set to conquer the stars.
She did, after all, conquer that primitive breadstick with superior discipline.
Sura seemed caught between her contempt for the shipmasters who had stayed to conquer Canberra, and her own guilt at having deserted them.
Rambler, the converted Cassiopeian, talked of his home and the far-flung alliance of star groups on the other side of the line and Lex felt a glow of pride to be a member of a race which could, in so short a time, conquer so much of the galaxy.
Barbarians called Cassites conquered the remains of the Babylonian Culture, about 1700 B.