conquer
Meaning of conquer
verb
- overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force.
he conquered Cyprus
they've conquered new markets in Japan
Middle English (also in the general sense ‘acquire, attain’): from Old French conquerre, based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) + quaerere ‘seek’.
Information about conquer
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of conquer is: conquers.
- Languages in which conquer is used:
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Hyphenation of conquer
con-quer
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- conquer is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
conquer synonyms
Meaning suppress:
suppress, inhibit, subdue, curb
Meaning appropriate:
Meaning win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat:
Meaning defeat (someone) in a game or other competitive situation:
Meaning defeat thoroughly:
Meaning defeat heavily in a contest:
Meaning destroy utterly; obliterate:
Meaning outwit or get the better of (someone):
Meaning get the better of; defeat:
Meaning succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty):
Meaning defeat completely:
Meaning defeat or overcome with superior strength:
Meaning remove forcibly from power:
Meaning bring under domination or control, especially by conquest:
Meaning put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force:
Meaning reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure:
Meaning compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape:
Meaning subdue (someone or something) by force:
Meaning defeat and cause to retreat in disorder:
Meaning pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it:
Meaning hit or beat (something) repeatedly with a hammer or similar object:
Meaning hit (someone) hard:
Meaning beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip:
Meaning coat with paste:
Meaning a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg):
Meaning reduce to fine particles:
Meaning pull or knock down (a building):
Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:
Meaning hit or beat (someone) repeatedly:
Meaning beat with a cane as a punishment:
Meaning kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation:
Meaning deliberately and brutally kill (many people):
Meaning kill (animals) for food:
Meaning make or become flat or flatter:
Meaning fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel:
Meaning fill (a receptacle or space) tightly with something:
Meaning work (two or more ingredients, typically butter and sugar) together to form a creamy paste:
Meaning varnish (something) with shellac:
Meaning defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all:
Meaning shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly:
Meaning have (something) as one's own; possess:
Meaning take control of (a place, especially a country) by military conquest or settlement:
Meaning (of an armed force) enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it:
Meaning add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation:
Meaning spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers:
Meaning be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict):
conquer antonyms
Meaning set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression:
Meaning be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something):
Translation of conquer
- German: einnehmen, erobern
- Italian: conquistare, occupare, invadere, impadronirsi, impossessarsi
- Spanish: conquistar, ocupar, dominar, apropiarse, invadir, apoderarse
- French: conquérir
- Portuguese: conquistar
Words that rhyme with conquer
Barraquer, claquer, opaquer, Bacquer, Becquer, Macquer, chicquer, lacquer, relacquer, Exchequer, enchequer, exchequer, antiquer, liquer, obliquer, techniquer, uniquer, Banquer, overconquer, preconquer, reconquer, comoquer, roquer, jerquer, torquer, antimasquer, brusquer, burlesquer, grotesquer, masquer
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