Dictionary Entry
conquer
conquer is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 21 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish.
- 2transitive verb
To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc.
- 3transitive verb
To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace.
- 4intransitive verb
To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail.
- 5verb
to put down by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"
"stamp down on littering"
- 6verb
overcome by conquest
"conquer your fears"
"conquer a country"
- 7verb
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
"the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"
"The army seized the town"
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