conquer

con|quer [ˈkɔŋkə US ˈka:ŋkər] v

[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: conquerre, from Latin conquirere 'to look for, collect', from com- ( COM-) + quaerere 'to ask, search']

1.) [I and T]

to get control of a country by fighting

▪ The Normans conquered England in 1066.

▪ Egypt was conquered by the Persian king Kambyses.

2.) [I and T]

to defeat an enemy

▪ The Zulus conquered all the neighbouring tribes.

3.) [T]

to gain control over something that is difficult, using a lot of effort

conquer your nerves/fear

▪ She was determined to conquer her fear of flying.

▪ efforts to conquer inflation

▪ drugs to conquer the disease

4.) [T]

to succeed in climbing to the top of a mountain when no one has ever climbed it before

▪ an attempt to conquer the peaks of Everest

5.) [T]

to become very successful in a place

▪ In the last few years, the company has succeeded in conquering the European market.

>conqueror n

>conquering adj

▪ conquering heroes