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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒŋkərɪŋ/

con•quer /ˈkɑŋkɚ/USA pronunciation v.

to take or acquire by force of arms;
win in war: [~ + object]to conquer a foreign land.[no object]Caesar wrote, "I came, I saw, I conquered.''
to overcome by force;
defeat:[~ + object]to conquer an enemy.
[~ + object] to win by effort, personal appeal, etc.: She conquered the hearts of the audience.
[~ + object] to gain control over (fear, a bad habit, etc.);
master.

con•quer•a•ble, adj.
con•quer•or, n. [countable]See -quer-.

con•quer (kong′kər),USA pronunciation v.t.

to acquire by force of arms;
win in war:to conquer a foreign land.
to overcome by force;
subdue:to conquer an enemy.
to gain, win, or obtain by effort, personal appeal, etc.:conquer the hearts of his audience.
to gain a victory over;
surmount;
master;
overcome:to conquer disease and poverty; to conquer one's fear.

v.i.

to be victorious;
make conquests;
gain the victory:Despite their differences, their love will conquer.

Vulgar Latin *conquērere to acquire (for Latin conquīrere to seek out). See con-, query
Anglo-French conquerir, Old French conquerre
Middle English conqueren 1200–50

con′quer•a•ble, adj.
con′quer•a•ble•ness, n.
con′quer•ing•ly, adv.

defeat.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

conquer /ˈkɒŋkə/ vb

to overcome (an enemy, army, etc); defeat
to overcome (an obstacle, feeling, desire, etc); surmount
(transitive) to gain possession or control of by or as if by force or war; win

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin conquērere (unattested) to obtain, from Latin conquīrere to search for, collect, from quaerere to seekˈconquerable adj ˈconquering adj ˈconqueror n

'conquering' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Albuquerque - conquest - Coriolanus - Frank - Vandal - Waldemar II - acclaim - Amhara - blush - conker - extraterrestrial - master race - military government - victorious - Vincent

Synonyms: victorious, winning, dominating, successful, triumphant, more...

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