Topic: OTHER SPORTS
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | conquerre, from Latin conquirere 'to look for, collect', from com- ( COM-) + quaerere 'to ask, search' |
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con‧quer
1 [intransitive and transitive]PM to get control of a country by fighting : The Normans conquered England in 1066. Egypt was conquered by the Persian king Kambyses.
The Normans conquered England in 1066.Egypt was conquered by the Persian king Kambyses.2 [intransitive and transitive] to defeat an enemy : The Zulus conquered all the neighbouring tribes.
The Zulus conquered all the neighbouring tribes.3 [transitive] to gain control over something that is difficult, using a lot of effort efforts to conquer inflation drugs to conquer the disease
efforts to conquer inflationdrugs to conquer the disease4 [transitive]DSODLO to succeed in climbing to the top of a mountain when no one has ever climbed it before : an attempt to conquer the peaks of Everest
an attempt to conquer the peaks of Everest5 [transitive] to become very successful in a place : In the last few years, the company has succeeded in conquering the European market.
In the last few years, the company has succeeded in conquering the European market. —conqueror noun [countable]
—conquering adjective: conquering heroes
conquering heroes