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Meaning of conquer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

Definitions

  1. To defeat in combat; to subjugate
  2. To be victorious; win.
  3. To acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate
  4. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition:beat, best, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst.
  5. To overcome an abstract obstacle
  6. to overcome or defeat. The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark. oorwin, verower, verslaan, baasraak; seëvier; onderwerp, oorweldig, inneem يَتَغَلَّب على، يَقْهَر، يَفْتَح، يَسْتَوْلي побеждавам conquistar dobýt, přemoct erobern, überwinden erobre; besejre κατακτώconquistar, vencer vallutama, võitu saama غلبه کردن؛ شکست دادن vallata conquérir, vaincre לִכבּוֹש जीतना osvojiti, pobijediti, svladati meghódít menaklukkan sigra; leggja undir si...
  7. To gain, win, or obtain by effort
  8. oorwinnaar, veroweraar فاتِح، غازٍ، مُنْتَصِر завоевател conquistador dobyvatel, přemožitel der Eroberer erobrer; sejrherre κατακτητήςconquistador vallutaja کشورگشا؛ فاتح valloittaja conquérant/-ante כובש जीतने वाला osvajač, pobjednik hódító penakluk sigurvegari conquistatore, conquistatrice 征服者 정복자 užkariautojas iekarotājs penakluk veroveraarerobrer, seierherrezdobywca فاتح conquistador cuceritor завоеватель dobyvateľ, -ka osvajalec osvajač erövrare, besegrare ผู้ชนะ fatih 征服者 завойовник فات...
  9. (an) act of conquering. The Norman Conquest; He's impressed with you – you've made a conquest. oorwinning, verowering; wins, buit فَتْح، غَزْو، اكْتِساب حُب завладяване conquista dobytí, vítězství die Eroberung erobring κατάκτησηconquista vallutus پیروزی؛ غلبه valloitus conquêteכבוש, כיבוש जीत osvajanje hódítás penaklukan hertaka; ávinningur conquista 征服 정복 užkariavimas iekarošana; pakļaušana penaklukan veroveringerobringpodbój برى، بريالى توب، دبل هيواد نيونه: نيول شوې هيواد conquista cuceri...
  10. To gain control of or subdue by military force: conquered the neighboring lands.
  11. To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example): vaccines that conquered smallpox; programs to conquer poverty.
  12. To reach the summit of (a mountain) by climbing.
  13. To gain the affection or admiration of: back when jazz conquered Paris.
  14. to overcome (an enemy, army, etc); defeat

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