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conquer

/ conquer /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
overcome by conquest
"conquer your fears"
"conquer a country"
Type of:
get the better of overcome defeat
Derived:
conqueror vanquisher conquest conquering subjection
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
assume usurp seize
Kinds of:
annex carry
Derived:
conquest conquering subjection subjugation capture
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb Sense 3
to put down by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"
"stamp down on littering"
"conquer one''s desires"
Type of:
control hold in hold
Kinds of:
wink blink blink away stifle dampen
Derived:
conqueror vanquisher conquest conquering subjection
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
2
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get the better of overcome defeat assume usurp seize annex carry control hold in hold wink