To gain by struggling or fighting, to win.

transitive. To subdue and take possession of; to seize, capture, take (a place). archaic (now associated with 6).

trans. To lay hold of, grasp, hold, seize; to clasp, embrace. Obs.

transitive. To capture (a castle, ship, town, etc.); to take by force. Obsolete.

To acquire by fighting, win in war; to make a warlike conquest of; to subjugate.

transitive. To capture, gain possession of (a fortress, etc.).

To capture (a fortress, a military position) by surprise. Obsolete.

Const. from (formerly upon, on) the loser.

To gain in war, conquer; to gain (a battle); to vanquish, beat.

transitive. To gain in war, conquer; to win (a battle); to vanquish.

transitive. To conquer (a country, etc.); to obtain by conquest. Obsolete.

transitive. To take or capture (a town, position, ship, etc.) by military assault; to seize; to win by conquest.

transitive. To take by force of arms, capture.

To take by force, force to surrender. Obsolete.

transitive. To make a capture of; to take prisoner; to catch by force, surprise, or stratagem; to seize as a prize in war.