conquer

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb to put down by force or authority
  2. verb take possession of by force, as after an invasion
  3. verb overcome by conquest

Etymology

From Middle English conqueren, from Old French conquerre, from Late Latin conquaerere (“to knock, strike; to search for, procure”), from Latin con- + quaerere (“to seek, acquire”). Displaced native Old English oferwinnan.

In classic literature

Synonyms

suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, curb

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