conquerv.
/ˈkɒŋkə/, U.S. /ˈkɑŋkər/ I. To acquire (by effort).† 1. transitive. To acquire, succeed in gaining, get possession of (by effort); to win, gain, attain to.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > obtain or acquire in a certain way > by care or effort
begeteOE
findOE
bewinc1175
getc1175
conquerc1230
reachc1275
procurec1325
makec1350
fishc1374
catchc1384
furneya1400
attainc1405
tillc1440
to pick out1577
to get a gripe ofa1586
secure1743
raise1838
to get one's hooks on (also into)1926
1292 Britton vi. ii. §12 Le einznee..le conquera par bref de dreit. transl. The eldest shall obtain it by a writ of right.]
c1230 Hali Meid. 33 Þat luueð hire were wel & habbes his laððe, oðer cuncweari his luue o-þulliche wise.
c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 183 Bi þis falsnesse a fewe pore wrecchis myȝten conqueren in-to here owene hondis..almost al þe lordischipe þat may be sold.
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1632 I [Belshazzar] fayn wolde Wyt þe wytte of þe wryt, þat on þe wowe clyues..If þou with quayntyse conquere hit, I quyte þe þy mede.
c1475 Partenay 1450 Helth neuer shal I not conquere.
1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. xxiii. 21 Brenne had..in fraunce..conquerd a grete lordship thurgh maryage.
1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Conquyre or get, adquiro, conquiro.
II. To acquire by force of arms.† 3. To gain, or win (a battle, a victory). Obsolete. [So Old French conquerre une bataille.]
2. † c. Const. to, into the hands of (a person). Obsolete.
a. To acquire by fighting, win in war; to make a warlike conquest of; to subjugate. [So in Old French 11th cent., Chanson de Roland.]
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > victory > make victorious [verb (transitive)] > capture or acquire by conquest
i-wina1000
wina1122
fang?c1200
catchc1275
conquer1297
geta1400
stealc1400
conquer1475
conquest1485
conques1488
evict1560
carry1579
intake1646
constrain1700
capture1796
1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 82 Constance..conquerede of Spayne Þe truage.
c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 25 He..ferde ouer þe see, & conquerd Normandie; Duke þan was he cald, þorh conquest of hond.
1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 8969 Alexander the gret kyng Þat conquerd Affryk, Europe and Asy.
c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Cleopatra. 585 To conqueryn [v.r. conqueren] regnys & honour.
1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. xxxix. 27 Claudius come in to this land for to conquere the truage thurgh strength.
c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxxxiii. 258 My cuppe, & horne, & harnes, ye whiche Huon conqueryd of ye Gyaunt Angolaffer.
1570 in E. Lodge Illustr. Brit. Hist. (1791) II. 47 Land to be quonquered by the Scottes.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 391 By conquering this new World. View more context for this quotation
1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) II. 295 But they first determined jointly to conquer Lombardy.
b. Const. from (formerly upon, on) the loser. [ < Old French conquerre une chose sur quelqu'un.]
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > victory > make victorious [verb (transitive)] > capture or acquire by conquest
i-wina1000
wina1122
fang?c1200
catchc1275
conquer1297
geta1400
stealc1400
conquer1475
conquest1485
conques1488
evict1560
carry1579
intake1646
constrain1700
capture1796
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > make a success of [verb (transitive)] > win (any contest or prize) > win (a prize, etc.) > from the loser
conquer1475
1475 Bk. Noblesse (1860) 7 To conquere straunge countrees..as king Alexandre conquerid uppon the Romayne.
1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. xxi Helpe and socour for to conquer al the londe upon Belyn.
1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. ccxviii. [ccxiv.] 673 They were conquered vpon the turkes, and tourned perforce to the crysten faythe.
1726–31 N. Tindal tr. P. Rapin de Thoyras Hist. Eng. (1743) II. xvii. 54 Calais and the other places in Picardy conquered upon the English.
ΚΠ
c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 55 Þe arke or couere of god was conquerid in-to enemyes hondis.
c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 63 Þus alle men ben conquerid to þe fend almost.
d. To gain honour, a name, peace, etc., in war.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > as something desired or advantageous
findOE
winc1000
betellc1275
getc1330
reapa1350
craftc1350
attainc1374
achievea1393
embrace?c1475
conquer1477
consecute1536
gain1570
lucrify1570
compass1609
raise1611
lucrate1623
reconcile1665
engage1725
to pull off1860
1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 43 For to conquere name in arms.
1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) ii. 397 Ye gude..held ye stour To conquyr yaim endles honour.
1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. clxix. [clxv.] 477 Yonge and lusty, and lykely to conquere honour.
1840 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. VIII. lxv. 650 We must all suffer to conquer a maritime peace.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > victory > make victorious [verb (transitive)] > win (a victory or battle)
overcomec1275
getc1330
win1338
vanquisha1400
conquerc1475
conquest1485
obtain1530
import1598
gain1725
c1475 Partenay 4319 Er the victory be conquere [d] and gette.
1557 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Diall Princes f. 123/1 The greate battayles they haue conquered.
4. figurative. To gain or win by a struggle in which opposition or obstruction is overcome. [In Old French 12th cent.]
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > make a success of [verb (transitive)] > win (any contest or prize)
win1338
vanquisha1400
to bear away?1506
obtain1530
conquer1676
gain1725
ice1908
to take out1977
the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > obtain or acquire in a certain way > by care or effort > with a struggle
conquer1676
scrape1963
1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine i. 75 Here was Love and Goodness..sufficient to conquer our hearts into admiration and Astonishment.
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Conquer..to gain or win Peoples Hearts or Affections.
1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen (1878) xxxv. 319 Conquer his daily bread by the threats of his dragoman.
1881 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Feb. 3/2 Nationalities striving to conquer their independence.
1884 19th Cent. Dec. 1020 He was left to conquer for himself the education he was determined to have.
III. To overcome by force.
5. To overcome (an adversary), gain the victory over, vanquish, subdue. [So in Old French 12th cent.]
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > victory > make victorious [verb (transitive)] > conquer or overcome
overcomeeOE
shendc893
awinc1000
overwinOE
overheaveOE
to lay downa1225
mate?c1225
discomfitc1230
win1297
dauntc1300
cumber1303
scomfit1303
fenkc1320
to bear downc1330
confoundc1330
confusec1330
to do, put arrear1330
oversetc1330
vanquishc1330
conquerc1374
overthrowc1375
oppressc1380
outfighta1382
to put downa1382
discomfortc1384
threshc1384
vencuea1400
depressc1400
venque?1402
ding?a1425
cumrayc1425
to put to (also at, unto) the (also one's) worsec1425
to bring or put to (or unto) utterance1430
distrussc1430
supprisec1440
ascomfita1450
to do stress?c1450
victorya1470
to make (win) a conquest1477
convanquish1483
conquest1485
defeat1485
oversailc1485
conques1488
discomfish1488
fulyie1488
distress1489
overpress1489
cravent1490
utter?1533
to give (a person) the overthrow1536
debel1542
convince1548
foil1548
out-war1548
profligate1548
proflige?c1550
expugnate1568
expugn1570
victor1576
dismay1596
damnify1598
triumph1605
convict1607
overman1609
thrash1609
beat1611
debellate1611
import1624
to cut to (or in) pieces1632
maitrise1636
worst1636
forcea1641
outfight1650
outgeneral1767
to cut up1803
smash1813
slosh1890
ream1918
hammer1948
c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 37 The hardy quene Of Cithea that he conquerd had.
c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 330 Hou lyȝtly myȝt antecrist conqwere þe churche.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 2233 Godd we sal conquer wit fight.
a1400–50 Alexander 3096 Quatt suld a knyght more Couett þen conquer hys foes.
1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III v. vi. 62 If we be conquered, let men conquer vs, And not these bastard Brittains. View more context for this quotation
1767 A. Young Farmer's Lett. 195 A northern nation possessing iron, has ever conquered southern ones that roll on gold.
1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 61 The Germans, whom the Romans found hard to conquer in two hundred and ten years.
6.
a. transferred and figurative. To get the better of; to master, overcome.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or defeat
shendc893
overwinOE
overheaveOE
mate?c1225
to say checkmatea1346
vanquishc1366
stightlea1375
outrayc1390
to put undera1393
forbeat1393
to shave (a person's) beardc1412
to put to (also at, unto) the (also one's) worsec1425
adawc1440
supprisec1440
to knock downc1450
to put to the worsta1475
waurc1475
convanquish1483
to put out1485
trima1529
convince1548
foil1548
whip1571
evict1596
superate1598
reduce1605
convict1607
defail1608
cast1610
banga1616
evince1620
worst1646
conquer1655
cuffa1657
trounce1657
to ride down1670
outdo1677
routa1704
lurcha1716
fling1790
bowl1793
lick1800
beat1801
mill1810
to row (someone) up Salt River1828
defeat1830
sack1830
skunk1832
whop1836
pip1838
throw1850
to clean out1858
take1864
wallop1865
to sock it to1877
whack1877
to clean up1888
to beat out1893
to see off1919
to lower the boom on1920
tonk1926
clobber1944
ace1950
to run into the ground1955
1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa IV. ii. viii. 746 We had alreadie so far conquer'd our Voyage, that we were come to the top of..Taurus.
1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. i. §17 Their necessities kept them in continuall employment; and after that they conquered them, they, etc.
1733 A. Pope Of Use of Riches 9 The ruling Passion, be it what it will, The ruling Passion conquers Reason still.
1755–73 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) To surmount; to overcome: as, he conquered his reluctance.
1780 W. Cowper Table Talk 523 Like a proud swan, conquering the stream by force.
1832 H. Martineau Hill & Valley iii. 44 To conquer the shyness she felt coming on.
1872 J. Ruskin Eagle's Nest i. 3 If they had completely conquered the old habit.
b. Mountaineering. To climb successfully.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > mountaineer or climb [verb (transitive)] > climb successfully
conquer1883
redpoint1986
onsight1990
1883 H. Frith Ascents & Adventures ii. 27 The White Mountain [i.e. Mont Blanc] had been conquered by stern pluck and resolution.
1892 C. T. Dent et al. Mountaineering (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 367 Most of the principal peaks had been conquered.
1902 Daily Chron. 5 Nov. 7/3 The same mountain was ‘conquered’..by an Englishwoman.
1903 Daily Chron. 29 Oct. 3/1 Three of the more important peaks had been conquered.
IV. To be victorious.
7. absol. and intransitive. To be the conqueror, make conquests, gain the victory, be victorious. Formerly construed with upon, of (= from), on. [In Old French 11th cent.]
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > victory > be victorious [verb (intransitive)]
overcomea1200
win1297
conquerc1300
to bear, fang, have the flower (of)c1310
vanquish1382
to win one's shoesa1400
to win or achieve a checka1400
triumph1508
vince1530
import1600
victorize1641
beat1744
c1300 K. Alis. 4875 And evermore hy beth werrende And upon other conquerrende.
1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. iv. 251 A kyng þat conquereþ of hys enemyes.
1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. xciii. [lxxxix.] 280 We thought we conquered greatly on them whan we had of their money.
1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rev. vi. 2 He went forth conqueringe and forto overcome [1611 hee went foorth conquering, and to conquere].
1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III v. v. 112 Arme, fight and conquer for faire Englands [printed Engiands] sake. View more context for this quotation
1619 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher King & No King i. sig. B1v Trust mee Tigranes, shee can doe as much In peace, as I in Warre; sheele conquer too.
1773 O. Goldsmith (title) She stoops to conquer.
1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico III. vii. v. 357 Cortéz..did not conquer from the mere ambition of conquest.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
v.c1230