conquer

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. overcome, overthrow, vanquish, subdue, subjugate. See success.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To gain control over]

Syn. surmount, prevail over, capture, overcome; see succeed 1 , win 1 .

2. [To defeat]

Syn. subdue, overcome, vanquish; see defeat 2 .

Syn.- conquer implies gaining mastery over someone or something by physical, mental, or moral force [ to conquer bad habits ] ; vanquish implies a thorough overpowering or frustrating, often in a single conflict or battle [ a vanquished army ] ; to defeat is to win a victory over or get the better of, often only for the time being [ the defeated troops rallied and counterattacked ] ; overcome implies the overpowering of an antagonist or the surmounting of difficulties; to subdue is to defeat so as to break the spirit of resistance; to subjugate is to bring under complete subjection; overthrow implies a victory in which a prevailing power is dislodged by force; to rout is to defeat so overwhelmingly that the enemy is put to disorderly flight

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

vanquish, defeat, overcome, overpower, overthrow, subdue, master, beat, dominate, win, triumph.

ANT.: surrender, lose, fall, bow

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition: beat, best, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst. Informal: trim, whip. Slang: ace, lick. Idioms: carry (or win) the day, get (or have) the best of, get (or have) the better of, go someone one better. See WIN.