Conquered

con;quer pronunciation: function: verb inflected form(s): con;quered; con;quer;ing etymology: middle english, to acquire, conquer, from anglo-french conquerre, from vulgar latin *conquaerere, alteration of latin conquirere to search for, collect, from com- + quaerere to ask, searchdate: 14th centurytransitive verb 1 : to gain or acquire by force of arms : subjugate lt;conquer territorygt;2 : to overcome by force of arms : vanquish lt;conquered the enemygt;3 : to gain mastery over or win by overcoming obstacles or opposition lt;conquered the mountaingt;4 : to overcome by mental or moral power : surmount lt;conquered her feargt;intransitive verb : to be victorious— con;quer;or noun synonyms conquer, vanquish, defeat, subdue, reduce, overcome, overthrow mean to get the better of by force or strategy. conquer implies gaining mastery of lt;caesar conquered gaulgt;. vanquish implies a complete overpowering lt;vanquished the enemy and ended the wargt;. defeat does not imply the finality or completeness of vanquish which it otherwise equals lt;the confederates defeated the union forces at manassasgt;. subdue implies a defeating and suppression lt;subdued the native tribes after years of fightinggt;. reduce implies a forcing to capitulate or surrender lt;the city was reduced after a month-long siegegt;. overcome suggests getting the better of with difficulty or after hard struggle lt;overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocksgt;. overthrow stresses the bringing down or destruction of existing power lt;violently overthrew the old regimegt;.