conquer
con.quer \'ka:n-k*r\ \-k(*-)rin\ vb or con.quer.ing; or vt [ME conqueren
to acquire, conquer, fr. OF conquerre, fr. (assumed)]VL conquaerere fr. L
conquirere to search for, collect, fr. com- + quaerere to ask, search 1: to
gain or acquire by force of arms : SUBJUGATE 2: to overcome by force of
arms : VANQUISH 3: to gain or win by overcoming obstacles or opposition
4: to overcome by mental or moral power : SURMOUNT : to be victorious
SUBDUE, REDUCE, OVERCOME, OVERTHROW, ROUT mean to get the better of by
force or strategy. CONQUER implies gaining mastery of; VANQUISH implies a
complete overpowering or discomfiture of someone; DEFEAT does not imply the
finality or completeness of VANQUISH which it otherwise equals; BEAT is an
informal equivalent for DEFEAT and sometimes for VANQUISH; LICK implies a
humiliating beating; SUBDUE implies a defeating and suppression; REDUCE
implies a forcing to capitulate or surrender; OVERCOME suggests getting the
better of with difficulty or after hard struggle; OVERTHROW stresses the
bringing down or destruction of enemy power; ROUT emphasizes complete
scattering of enemy forces SYN syn CONQUER, VANQUISH, DEFEAT, BEAT, LICK,