preconquerv.
/priːˈkɒŋkə/, U.S. /priˈkɑŋkər/ rare.
transitive. To conquer beforehand.
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a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Cornw. 196 He resolved it [sc. Mount Edgecombe] for his own possession in the partage of this Kingdome..which they had preconquered in their hopes and expectation.
1986 Mod. Asian Stud. 20 441 India... was from her very origin pre-conquered by caste and Hinduism and pre-condemned..to centuries of decline and stagnation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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