Conqueror
Conqueror
Conqueror tanım:
Kelime: con·quer
Söyleniş: 'kä[ng]-k&r
İşlev: verb
Türleri: con·quered; con·quer·ing
/-k(&-)ri[ng]/Kökeni: Middle English, to acquire, conquer, from Old French conquerre, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin conquaerere, alteration of Latin conquirere to search for, collect, from com- quaerere to ask, search
transitive senses
1 : to gain or acquire by force of arms : SUBJUGATE
2 : to overcome by force of arms : VANQUISH
3 : to gain mastery over or win by overcoming obstacles or opposition conquered the mountain
4 : to overcome by mental or moral power : SURMOUNT conquered her fear
intransitive senses : to be victorious
- con·quer·or
/-k&r-&r/ nounsynonyms CONQUER, VANQUISH, DEFEAT, SUBDUE, REDUCE, OVERCOME, OVERTHROW mean to get the better of by force or strategy. CONQUER implies gaining mastery of Caesar conquered Gaul . VANQUISH implies a complete overpowering vanquished the enemy and ended the war . DEFEAT does not imply the finality or completeness of VANQUISH which it otherwise equals the Confederates defeated the Union forces at Manassas . SUBDUE implies a defeating and suppression subdued the native tribes after years of fighting . REDUCE implies a forcing to capitulate or surrender the city was reduced after a month-long siege . OVERCOME suggests getting the better of with difficulty or after hard struggle overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocks . OVERTHROW stresses the bringing down or destruction of existing power violently overthrew the old regime .
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