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1 conquer
'koŋkə(to overcome or defeat: The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark.) seire (over), erobre, underlegge seg- conquesterobreverb \/ˈkɒŋkə\/1) erobre, underlegge seg2) vinne, seire3) tilkjempe seg4) overvinne, beseire, seire overconquering ( også) seierrik -
2 unveil
1) (to remove a veil (from eg a face): After the marriage ceremony, the bride unveils (her face).) avdekke, ta av sløret2) (to uncover (a new statue etc) ceremonially: The prime minister was asked to unveil the plaque on the wall of the new college.) avdukeavsløreverb \/ˌʌnˈveɪl\/1) ( om kunstverk e.l.) avduke2) presentere, vise3) avsløre, røpe, bekjentgjøre4) ta av sløretunveil oneself ta av seg sløret -
3 overcome
1. adjective(helpless; defeated by emotion etc: overcome with grief; I felt quite overcome.) overveldet (av)2. -'keim verb(to defeat or conquer: She finally overcame her fear of the dark.) overvinneovervelde--------overvinneI1) overvinne, beseire, seire over2) få bukt med, legge bånd på3) overvelde4) ( gammeldags) overgå5) ( uten objekt) seirebe overcome by gi etter for, bli overmannet av, bukke under forIIadj. \/ˌəʊvəˈkʌm\/1) overveldet, ute av seg2) utmattet3) overmannetovercome with\/by something ( om psykisk eller fysisk tilstand) overveldet av noe• overcome with\/by emotion• overcome with\/by grief -
4 subdue
səb'dju:(to conquer, overcome or bring under control: After months of fighting the rebels were subdued.) underlegge seg, kue, undertrykke- subduedundertrykkeverb \/səbˈdjuː\/1) beseire, underlegge seg2) underkue, undertrykke, betvinge, kue3) ( overføre) temme, tøyle4) dempe (ned), roe5) mildne, formilde, (av)dempe6) minske, sette ned7) dyrke -
5 vanquish
'væŋkwiʃ(to defeat or conquer: You must vanquish your fears.) overvinne, seire overbeseireverb \/ˈvæŋkwɪʃ\/( litterært) beseire, overvinne
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conquer — ► VERB 1) overcome and take control of by military force. 2) successfully overcome (a problem) or climb (a mountain). DERIVATIVES conquerable adjective conqueror noun. ORIGIN Latin conquirere gain, win … English terms dictionary
conquer — verb (conquered; conquering) Etymology: Middle English, to acquire, conquer, from Anglo French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere, alteration of Latin conquirere to search for, collect, from com + quaerere to ask, search Date: 14th century … New Collegiate Dictionary
conquer — verb 1 (I, T) to take land by attacking people or win it by fighting a war: The Normans conquered England in 1066. 2 (I, T) to defeat an enemy: The Zulus conquered all the neighbouring tribes. 3 (T) to gain control over something that is… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
conquer — verb 1) the Franks conquered the Visigoths Syn: defeat, beat, vanquish, trounce, triumph over, be victorious over, get the better of, worst; overcome, overwhelm, overpower, overthrow, subdue, subjugate, quell, quash, crush … Thesaurus of popular words
conquer — verb 1) the Franks conquered the Visigoths Syn: defeat, beat, vanquish, triumph over, overcome, overwhelm, overpower, overthrow, subdue, subjugate 2) Peru was conquered by Spain Syn: seize … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
conquer — verb Conquer is used with these nouns as the object: ↑country, ↑fear, ↑land, ↑peak, ↑shyness, ↑territory, ↑world … Collocations dictionary
conquer — verb /ˈkɑŋkɚ/ a) to defeat in combat; to subjugate In 1453, the Ottoman Empire conquered Istanbul. b) to overcome an abstract obstacle Today I conq … Wiktionary
conquer — verb 1》 overcome and take control of by military force. 2》 successfully overcome (a problem). ↘climb (a mountain) successfully. Derivatives conquerable adjective conqueror noun Origin ME: from OFr. conquerre, based on L. conquirere gain, win … English new terms dictionary
conquer — [[t]kɒ̱ŋkə(r)[/t]] conquers, conquering, conquered 1) VERB If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land. [V n] During 1936, Mussolini conquered Abyssinia... Early in the eleventh century the whole… … English dictionary
conquer — /ˈkɒŋkə / (say kongkuh) verb (t) 1. to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer territories. 2. to overcome by force; subdue: to conquer an enemy. 3. to gain or obtain by effort: *They struggled on … until he stood beside her on the rocky …
conquer */ — UK [ˈkɒŋkə(r)] / US [ˈkɑŋkər] verb Word forms conquer : present tense I/you/we/they conquer he/she/it conquers present participle conquering past tense conquered past participle conquered 1) [intransitive/transitive] to take control of land or… … English dictionary