conquerverb [ T ]
uk/ˈkɒŋ.kər/us/ˈkɑːŋ.kɚ/C1 to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force:
The Spanish conquered the New World in the 16th century.
The English were conquered by the Normans in 1066.
to deal with or successfully fight against a problem or an unreasonable fear:
He has finally conquered his fear of spiders.
It may be many years before this dreadful disease is conquered.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attacking & invading
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- blitz
- blitz
- engage
- engagement
- going-over
- incursion
- invade
- invader
- invasion
- offensive
- rip into sb/sth
- rush
- sack
- sacking
- sally
- seize
- sortie
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