Английский Этимологический словарь - conquer
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~ v 1 to take land by attacking people or win it by fighting a war (The Normans conquered England in 1066.) 2 to defeat an enemy (The Zulus conquered all the neighbouring tribes.) 3 to gain control over something that is difficult, using a lot of effort (Gemma felt ashamed that she hadn't been able to conquer her fear. | efforts to conquer inflation) 4 to succeed in climbing to the top of a mountain when no one has ever climbed it before 5 to become very successful in a place (English comedians find it difficult to conquer America. | conquer sb's hearts (=make someone love you)) (She had conquered the hearts of the local people.) - conqueror n - conquering adj (conquering heroes) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(conquers, conquering, conquered) 1. If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land. During 1936, Mussolini conquered Abyssinia... Early in the eleventh century the whole of England was again conquered by the Vikings. VERB: V n, be V-ed 2. If you conquer something such as a problem, you succeed in ending it or dealing with it successfully. He has never conquered his addiction to smoking. ...the first man in history to conquer Everest. VERB: V n, V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, to acquire, ~, from Anglo-French ~re, from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere, alteration of Latin conquirere to search for, collect, from com- + quaerere to ask, search Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to gain or acquire by force of arms ; subjugate ~ territory 2. to overcome by force of arms ; vanquish ~ed the enemy 3. to gain mastery over or win by overcoming obstacles or opposition ~ed the mountain 4. to overcome by mental or moral power ; surmount ~ed her fear intransitive verb to be victorious • ~or noun Synonyms: ~, vanquish, defeat, subdue, reduce, overcome, overthrow mean to get the better of by force or strategy. ~ implies gaining mastery of Caesar ~ed Gaul. vanquish implies a complete overpowering vanquished the enemy and ended the war. defeat does not imply the finality or completeness of vanquish which it otherwise equals the Confederates defeated the Union forces at Manassas. subdue implies a defeating and suppression subdued the native tribes after years of fighting. reduce implies a forcing to capitulate or surrender the city was reduced after a month-long siege. overcome suggests getting the better of with difficulty or after hard struggle overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocks. overthrow stresses the bringing down or destruction of existing power violently overthrew the old regime. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 a overcome and control (an enemy or territory) by military force. b absol. be victorious. 2 overcome (a habit, emotion, disability, etc.) by effort (conquered his fear). 3 climb (a mountain) successfully. Derivatives conquerable adj. Etymology: ME f. OF conquerre f. Rmc f. L conquirere (as com-, quaerere seek, get) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. завоевывать, покорять to conquer a country —- завоевать страну to conquer a people —- покорить народ when will scientists conquer weather? —- когда же ученые будут управлять погодой? 2. побеждать to conquer the enemy —- победить врага 3. преодолевать; превозмогать to conquer passion —- обуздать страсть the boy conquered his fear of the dark —- мальчик превозмог боязнь темноты ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) завоевывать, покорять, подчинять; подавлять 2) побеждать; преодолевать; превозмогать Syn: see vanquish ...Англо-русский словарь
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