Associations to the word «Conquer»

Wiktionary

CONQUER, verb. To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
CONQUER, verb. To overcome an abstract obstacle.
CONQUER, verb. To gain, win, or obtain by effort.
CONQUER, verb. To acquire by force of arms, win in war.

Dictionary definition

CONQUER, verb. To put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires".
CONQUER, verb. Take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle".
CONQUER, verb. Overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats