ENGLISH: conquer - CREOLE: konkeri



Overview of verb conquer



The verb conquer has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (5) suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -- (to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires")

2. (1) appropriate, capture, seize, conquer -- (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")

3. (1) conquer -- (overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country")

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