conquer
To defeat someone or take control of a place by force.
conquer in a sentence
- The army marched over the mountains to conquer the neighbouring kingdom.
- This summer, Poppy is determined to conquer her fear of the deep end at the pool.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to conquer?
- Aretreat
- Bsurrender
- Cdefeat
- Dlose
Show the answer
C: defeat. The other three mean the opposite of conquer.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to conquer?
- Asurrender
- Bdefeat
- Cwin
- Dbeat
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A: surrender. The other three mean nearly the same as conquer.
Words that mean something similar
defeat, beat, win
Words that mean the opposite
surrender, lose, retreat
More words about movement & action
- consume: To eat, drink or use up something.
- contort: To twist something out of its normal shape.
- cower: To crouch down and shrink back in fear.
- crumple: To crush something into creases and folds.
- dawdle: To walk or do something slowly because you are wasting time.
- deft: Quick and skilful, especially with your hands.
- demolish: To knock something down completely.
- descend: To go or climb down.
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