conquer
/ˈkɑŋkɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.77 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To become a leader, decisive factor or champion in an area.
Example Sentences
- "I lay in the desert beyond all cities and sounds, and above me flowed the River of Silence through the sky; and on the desert’s edge night fought against the Sun, and suddenly conquered."
- "With her successes, she has truly conquered the committee, all of whose members now defer to her on most issues."
- "It was his campaign manager's strategy that truly conquered the election for him."
- "By the end of the season, he had conquered the sport of baseball."
- "In 1453, the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople."
- "I haue beene wooed, as I intreat thee now, / Euen by the ſterne, and direfull God of warre, / VVhoſe ſinowie necke in battel nere did bow, / VVho conquers where he comes in euery iarre; […]"
Etymology
From Middle English conqueren, from Old French conquerre, from Late Latin conquaerere (“to knock, strike; to search for, procure”), from Latin con- + quaerere (“to seek, acquire”). Displaced native Old English oferwinnan.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: conqueren, conquerre, conquaero, con-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑŋkɚ/
- British English: /ˈkɒŋkə/
Usage
Inflected Forms
conquers (present, singular)
conquering (participle, present)
conquered (participle, past)
conquered (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
conquered (first person, past)
conquerest (archaic, present)
conquered (past, second person)
conqueredst (archaic, past)
conquereth (archaic, present)
conquered (past, singular)