conquer

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·quer [conquer conquers conquered conquering] BrE [ˈkɒŋkə(r)] NAmE [ˈkɑːŋkər] verb
1. ~ sb/sth to take control of a country or city and its people by force
•The Normans conquered England in 1066.
•In 330 BC Persia was conquered by Alexander the Great.
•conquered peoples/races/territories
2. ~ sb to defeat sb, especially in a competition, race, etc
•The world champion conquered yet another challenger last night.
3. ~ sth to succeed in dealing with or controlling sth
•The only way to conquer a fear is to face it.
•Mount Everest was conquered (= successfully climbed) in 1953.
4. ~ sth to become very popular or successful in a place
•The band is now setting out to conquer the world.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (also in the general sense ‘acquire, attain’): from Old French conquerre, based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) + quaerere ‘seek’.

Example Bank:
•He will need to conquer his nerves to progress in this competition.
•The Roman empire offered citizenship to its conquered peoples.
•This is a British film which could conquer the US market.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  appropriate, capture, seize, suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, curb