conquer

Verbs

  • (v) to put down by force or authority
    • suppress a nascent uprising
    • stamp down on littering
    • conquer one's desires
    inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdue,
  • (v) take possession of by force, as after an invasion
    • the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
    • The army seized the town
    • The militia captured the castle
    appropriate, seize, capture,
  • (v) overcome by conquest
    • conquer your fears
    • conquer a country

Synonyms

inhibit stamp down suppress curb subdue appropriate seize capture

Words of close approximity

conquerable conquering conqueror