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con·quer

   [kong-ker]
verb (used with object)
1.
to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
2.
to overcome by force; subdue: to conquer an enemy.
3.
to gain, win, or obtain by effort, personal appeal, etc.: conquer the hearts of his audience.
4.
to gain a victory over; surmount; master; overcome: to conquer disease and poverty; to conquer one's fear.
verb (used without object)
5.
to be victorious; make conquests; gain the victory: Despite their differences, their love will conquer.

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Origin:
1200–50; Middle English conqueren < Anglo-French conquerir, Old French conquerre < Vulgar Latin *conquērere to acquire (for Latin conquīrere to seek out). See con-, query

Related forms
con·quer·a·ble, adjective
con·quer·a·ble·ness, noun
con·quer·ing·ly, adverb
half-con·quered, adjective
pre·con·quer, verb (used with object)
EXPAND
re·con·quer, verb (used with object)
un·con·quer·a·ble, adjective
un·con·quer·a·b·ly, adverb
un·con·quered, adjective
COLLAPSE

Synonyms
2. vanquish, overpower, overthrow, subjugate. See defeat.

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conquer (ˈkɒŋkə)
 
—vb
1.  to overcome (an enemy, army, etc); defeat
2.  to overcome (an obstacle, feeling, desire, etc); surmount
3.  (tr) to gain possession or control of by or as if by force or war; win
4.  (tr) to gain the love, sympathy, etc, of (someone) by seduction or force of personality
 
[C13: from Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin conquērere (unattested) to obtain, from Latin conquīrere to search for, collect, from quaerere to seek]
 
'conquerable
 
—adj
 
'conquerableness
 
—n
 
'conquering
 
—adj
 
'conqueror
 
—n

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conquer
c.1200, from O.Fr. conquerre, from V.L. *conquærere (for L. conquirere) "to search for, procure," from L. com- intensive prefix + quærere "to seek, acquire" (see query).
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