Definitions for conquer
ˈkɒŋ kərcon·quer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curbverb

   to put down by force or authority

   "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

2. appropriate, capture, seize, conquerverb

   take possession of by force, as after an invasion

   "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"

3. conquerverb

   overcome by conquest

   "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. conquerverb

   to defeat in combat; to subjugate

   In 1453, the Ottoman Empire conquered Istanbul.

2. conquerverb

   to overcome an abstract obstacle

   Today I conquered my fear of flying by finally boarding a plane.

3. conquerverb

   to gain, win, or obtain by effort

4. conquerverb

   to acquire by force of arms, win in war

5. Etymology: From conquerre, from conquaerere, from con- + quaero.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CONQUERverb

   Etymology: conquerir, Fr. conquirere, Latin.

   1. To gain by conquest; to over-run; to win.

   They had conquered them, and brought them under tribute. 1 Mac. viii. 2.

   ’Twas fit,
   Who conquer’d nature, should preside o’er wit. Alexander Pope.

   We conquer’d France, but felt our captive’s charms. Alexander Pope.

   2. To overcome; to subdue; to vanquish.

   Both tugging to be victors, breast to breast;
   Yet neither conqueror, nor conquer’d. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   Anna conquers but to save,
   And governs but to bless. Smith.

   3. To surmount; to overcome; as, he conquered his reluctance.

2. To Conquerverb

   To get the victory; to overcome.

   Put him to choler straight: he hath been used
   Ever to conquer, and to have his word
   Off contradiction. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Equal success had set these champions high,
   And both resolv’d to conquer, or to die. Edmund Waller.

   The logick of a conquering sword has no great propriety. Decay of Piety.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conquer

   Conquer can be defined as the act of overcoming or defeating an opponent, an obstacle, or a condition of difficulty through force, strategy, or determination. It often implies the successful acquisition or control of a territory, achievement of a goal, or triumph over a challenge.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Conquerverb

   to gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish

2. Conquerverb

   to subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc

3. Conquerverb

   to gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace

4. Conquerverb

   to gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Conquer

   kong′kėr, v.t. to gain by force or with an effort: to overcome or vanquish.—v.i. to be victor.—adj. Con′querable, that may be conquered.—n. Con′querableness.—adj. Con′quering, victorious.—adv. Con′queringly.—ns. Con′queror, one who conquers: a victor:—fem. Con′queress; Con′quest, the act of conquering: that which is conquered or acquired by physical or moral force: the act of gaining the affections of another.—Make a conquest, to conquer.—The Conqueror, William I. of England (L. Conques′tor); The Conquest, the acquisition of the throne of England by William, Duke of Normandy, in 1066. [O. Fr. conquerre—L. conquirĕre,—con, inten., quærĕre, to seek.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conquer

   To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue; to reduce, etc. To gain the victory; to overcome.

Matched Categories

1. • Defeat
   • Take Over

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conquer in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conquer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of conquer in a Sentence

1. Seth Gross:

   If they can get through this, they can conquer their fear or, at least, (get to) eat it for a day.

2. Anonymous:

   Everyone will experience failure for something. But the worse failure is not being able to conquer yourself.

3. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching:

   To conquer others is to have power. To conquer yourself is to know the way.

4. Michelangelo, Poem Fragment:

   You conquer every hardness with your eyes, as you do likewise every light; so if it can happen that one can die of joy, now would be the time.

5. Osho, My Way: The Way of The White Clouds:

   Your existence is so tiny.You cannot fight,you cannot conquer. It is impossible to conceive how an individual unit can conquer the whole.And if the whole is purposeless and you are with purpose,you are going to be defeated.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=conquer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Conquer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=conquer
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conquer
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=conquer
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html