conquer
1. to put down by force or authority (Freq. 5)
- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
• Syn:
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, curb
• Derivationally related forms:
conqueror, conquering, subduer (for: subdue), inhibition (for: inhibit), suppressive (for: suppress), suppression (for: suppress), suppresser (for: suppress), suppressor (for: suppress)
• Hypernyms:
control, hold in, hold, contain, check,
curb, moderate
• Hyponyms:
wink, blink, blink away, stifle, dampen,
choke off, choke down, choke back, hush, quieten, silence,
still, shut up, hush up, burke, squelch, quell,
quench, smother, strangle, muffle, repress
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. take possession of by force, as after an invasion (Freq. 1)
- the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
- The army seized the town
- The militia captured the castle
• Syn:
appropriate, capture, seize
• Derivationally related forms:
conquering, seizure (for: seize), capture (for: capture), appropriative (for: appropriate), appropriator (for: appropriate)
• Hypernyms:
assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate
• Hyponyms:
carry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
3. overcome by conquest (Freq. 1)
- conquer your fears
- conquer a country
• Derivationally related forms:
conqueror, conquering
• Hypernyms:
get the better of, overcome, defeat
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
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