conquer
1. [ verb ] to put down by force or authority
Synonyms: inhibit suppress subdue curb stamp_down
Examples:

"suppress a nascent uprising", "stamp down on littering" "conquer one's desires"

Related terms: control hush stifle squelch smother wink dampen choke_off burke silence inhibition conqueror suppresser forbiddance suppressor suppression
2. [ verb ] (military) take possession of without permission or take with force, as after a conquest or invasion
Synonyms: seize capture take_over appropriate
Examples:

"the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants" "The army seized the town" "The militia captured the castle"

Related terms: take capture annex carry conquest appropriator
3. [ verb ] take after a conquest or invasion; as of land
Synonyms: usurp capture arrogate assume take_over seize
Related terms: take appropriate preoccupy carry annex raid assumption confiscation usurper usurpation
4. [ verb ] overcome by conquest
Examples:

"conquer your fears" "conquer a country"

Related terms: overcome conqueror
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