conquer
/ˈkɑŋ·kər/ v [T]Definition
› to defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land: I felt like I had conquered the world. › If you conquer a disease or condition, you succeed in dealing with or fighting against it: Students have to conquer their initial shyness. conqueror /ˈkɑŋ·kər·ər/ n [C] › the conqueror Genghis Khan conquest /ˈkɑn·kwest/, /ˈkɑŋ-/ n [C/U] › [C] Several generations turned their attention towards the conquest of the Mediterranean region.
(Definition of conquer v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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