CONQUER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conquer mean? 

• CONQUER (verb)
  The verb CONQUER has 3 senses:

1. bring under control by force or authority

2. take possession of by force, as after an invasion

3. overcome by conquest

  Familiarity information: CONQUER used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONQUER (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they conquer    ... he / she / it conquers   
Past simple: conquered   
Past participle: conquered   
-ing form: conquering   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring under control by force or authority

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

conquer; stamp down; subdue; suppress

Context example:

conquer one's desires

Hypernyms (to "conquer" is one way to...):

check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "conquer"):

choke back; choke down; choke off (suppress)

hush; hush up; quieten; shut up; silence; still (cause to be quiet or not talk)

burke (get rid of, silence, or suppress)

silence (keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure)

quell; quench; squelch (suppress or crush completely)

quench (electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

conquering (the act of conquering)

conqueror (someone who is victorious by force of arms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take possession of by force, as after an invasion

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

appropriate; capture; conquer; seize

Context example:

The militia captured the castle

Hypernyms (to "conquer" is one way to...):

arrogate; assume; seize; take over; usurp (seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "conquer"):

carry (capture after a fight)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Derivation:

conquering (the act of conquering)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Overcome by conquest

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Context example:

conquer a country

Hypernyms (to "conquer" is one way to...):

defeat; get the better of; overcome (win a victory over)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

conquering (the act of conquering)

conqueror (someone who is victorious by force of arms)

 Context examples 

It was the nose of a being born to conquer and command.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

He conquered a mad desire to let go sheet and tiller and to clasp her in his arms.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Wizards, who are the game heroes, need to prevent them from conquering the kingdom and seal the portal.

(Brazilian professor creates mobile game that combines fun with mathematics, Agência Brasil)

“This giant leap is a decisive move for our exploration of space and the conquering of the universe,” Wu Weiren said.

(Chinese Rover Making Tracks on Dark Side of the Moon, VOA)

This may be so, for when the Magyars conquered the country in the eleventh century they found the Huns settled in it.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

I wish Mr. Micawber to take his stand upon that vessel's prow, and firmly say, This country I am come to conquer!

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

This vocal exercise usually conquered Meg, but John sat as unmoved as the post which is popularly believed to be deaf.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

On the sled, in the box, lay a third man whose toil was over,—a man whom the Wild had conquered and beaten down until he would never move nor struggle again.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

To conquer the puzzle of the human mind, researchers at Northeastern's Center for Complex Network Research start with simpler models.

(Fundamental Rules for How The Brain Controls Movement, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The mission of Cancer Therapy and Research Center is to conquer cancer through research, prevention and treatment.

(Cancer Therapy and Research Center, NCI Thesaurus)