conquer, vanquish, defeat, subdue, reduce, overcome, overthrow mean to get the better of by force or strategy. conquer implies gaining mastery of.
CONQUER definition: 1. to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force, or to defeat…. Learn more.
Definition of conquer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you conquer something such as a problem, you succeed in ending it or dealing with it successfully. I was certain that love was quite enough to conquer our differences. [VERB noun] He has never conquered his addiction to smoking. [VERB noun] ...the first man in history to conquer the world's highest mountain. [VERB noun]
- to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land. 2. to overcome by force; subdue; vanquish: to conquer an enemy. 3. to gain or win by effort, personal appeal, etc.: conquered the hearts of the audience. 4. to gain a victory over; surmount; master; overcome: to conquer one's fear. 5. to be victorious; make conquests.
to gain, win, or obtain by effort, personal appeal, etc.: conquer the hearts of his audience. overcome: to conquer disease and poverty; to conquer one's fear. gain the victory: Despite their differences, their love will conquer. Vulgar Latin * conquērere to acquire (for Latin conquīrere to seek out). See con -, query. con′quer a ble ness, n.
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.