con ‧ quer /ˈkɒŋkə $ ˈkɑːŋkər/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: conquerre , from Latin conquirere 'to look for, collect' , from com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + quaerere 'to ask, search' ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] to get control of a country by fighting:
The Normans conquered England in 1066.
Egypt was conquered by the Persian King Kambyses.
2 . [intransitive and transitive] to defeat an enemy:
The Zulus conquered all the neighbouring tribes.
3 . [transitive] to gain control over something that is difficult, using a lot of effort
conquer your nerves/fear
She was determined to conquer her fear of flying.
efforts to conquer inflation
drugs to conquer the disease
4 . [transitive] to succeed in climbing to the top of a mountain when no one has ever climbed it before:
an attempt to conquer the peaks of Everest
5 . [transitive] to become very successful in a place:
In the last few years, the company has succeeded in conquering the European market.
—conqueror noun [countable]
—conquering adjective :
conquering heroes