CONQUER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does conquer mean?
• CONQUER (verb)
The verb CONQUER has 3 senses:
1. to put down 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)
Meaning:
To put down by force or authority
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
conquer; suppress; stamp down; inhibit; subdue; curb
Context examples:
suppress a nascent uprising / stamp down on littering / 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"):
blink; blink away; wink (force to go away by blinking)
dampen; stifle (smother or suppress)
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)
muffle; repress; smother; stifle; strangle (conceal or hide)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
appropriate; conquer; seize; capture
Context examples:
the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants / The army seized the town / 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
Meaning:
Overcome by conquest
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context examples:
conquer your fears / 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
