Definition of: conquer

(kong′kər) v.t.
1. To overcome or subdue by force, as in war; vanquish.
2. To acquire or gain control of by or as by force of arms.
3. To overcome by mental or moral force; surmount.
—v.i.
4. To be victorious. [<OF conquerre <L conquirere <com- thoroughly + quaerere seek]
—con′quer·a·ble adjective Synonyms: beat, checkmate, crush, defeat, discomfit, down, humble, master, overcome, overmaster, overmatch, overpower, overthrow, reduce, rout, subdue, subject, subjugate, surmount, triumph, vanquish, win, worst. A country is conquered when its armies are totally defeated and its territory is occupied by the enemy; it may be subjected to indemnity or to various disabilities; it is subjugated when it is held helplessly under military control; it is subdued when all resistance has died out. Any army is defeated when forcibly driven back; it is routed when it is converted into a mob of fugitives. Compare BAFFLE, BEAT, GAIN, HINDER, SUBDUE. Antonyms: capitulate, cede, fail, fall, fly, forfeit, lose, resign, retreat, submit, succumb, surrender, yield.