Synonyms for conquered


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kong-ker
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒŋ kər

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Définition of conquered

Origin :
  • c.1200, cunquearen, from Old French conquerre "conquer, defeat, vanquish," from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere (for Latin conquirere) "to search for, procure by effort, win," from Latin com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + quaerere "to seek, gain" (see query (v.)). Related: Conquered; conquering.
  • verb defeat, overcome
  • verb win; obtain
Example sentences :
  • After the Greeks came the Persians, who conquered all of northern Africa.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • There is crime to be conquered, the rough crime of the streets.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • We have not conquered these fears of pain—rather their cause has been removed.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Under the urge of it, he conquered—at last brought himself and his charge to the shore.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Even Enobarbus is conquered at the last by Antony's noble magnanimity.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • Love has conquered us, and I—I shall never again be unhappy!
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • When the farm is conquered, the victor is usually vanquished.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • I have conquered myself, and my nature is freed from the evil tendencies it had.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • A queen in the magnificence of her courtly surroundings could not have conquered him so quickly.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Since the whip has not conquered you, we will try what starving will do.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

Antonyms for conquered

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