DIVIDE AND RULE (OR CONQUER)

Meaning of DIVIDE AND RULE (OR CONQUER) in English

divide and rule ( or conquer)

maintain control over subordinates or opponents by encouraging dissent between them so that they do not unite in opposition.

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CONQUER — conquestar (-ation, -ator); victer, superar
English interlingue dictionary
CONQUER — daog
English-Visayan vocabulary
CONQUER — verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, to acquire, ~, from Anglo-French ~re, from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere, alteration of Latin conquirere …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RULE — I. ˈrül noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English riwle, reule, riule, from Old French reule, riule, from Latin regula …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIVIDE — I. də̇ˈvīd verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English dividen, from Latin dividere, from di- (from dis- apart) + -videre …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONQUER — ˈkäŋkə(r) sometimes ˈkȯŋkə(r) verb ( conquered ; conquered ; conquering -k(ə)riŋ ; conquers ) Etymology: Middle English conqueren, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONQUER — (v. i.) To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail.
Английский словарь Webster
CONQUER — (v. t.) To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a …
Английский словарь Webster
CONQUER — (v. t.) To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc.
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CONQUER — (v. t.) To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to …
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CONQUER — ( v. t. ) To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONQUER — ( v. t. ) To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONQUER — ( v. t. ) To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RULE — /roohl/ , n. , v. , ruled, ruling . n. 1. a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIVIDE — /di vuyd"/ , v. , divided, dividing , n. v.t. 1. to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc. 2. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONQUER — — conquerable , adj. — conquerableness , n. — conqueringly , adv. /kong"keuhr/ , v.t. 1. to acquire by force …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIVIDE — I. də-ˈvīd verb ( di·vid·ed ; di·vid·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin dividere, from dis- + -videre to separate …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONQUER — verb ( con·quered ; con·quer·ing -k(ə-)riŋ) Etymology: Middle English, to acquire, conquer, from Anglo-French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin * conquaerere, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RULE — adj conduct in general; behavior. 2. rule ·adj uniform or established course of things. 3. rule ·adj a composing rule. …
Webster English vocab
DIVIDE — vi to break friendship; to fall out. 2. divide ·vt to subject to arithmetical division. 3. divide ·vi to have …
Webster English vocab
CONQUER — vi to gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail. 2. conquer ·vt to gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the …
Webster English vocab
CONQUER — [con.quer] vb con.quered ; con.quer.ing [ME, to acquire, conquer, fr. OF conquerre, fr. (assumed) VL conquaerere, alter. of L conquirere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONQUER — conquer BrE AmE ˈkɒŋk ə AmE ˈkɑːŋk ə r (= conker) ▷ conquer|ed d ▷ conquering ˈkɒŋk ə r ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RULE — / ruːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF ACTIVITY / GAME 1. [ C ] a statement of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIVIDE — / dɪˈvaɪd; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb SEPARATE 1. divide (sth) (up) (into sth) to separate or make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONQUER — / ˈkɒŋkə(r); NAmE ˈkɑːŋ-/ verb [ vn ] 1. to take control of a country or city and its people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RULE — I. rule 1 S1 W1 /ruːl/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ rule , ↑ ruler , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIVIDE — I. di ‧ vide 1 S2 W2 /dəˈvaɪd, dɪˈvaɪd/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ divide , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONQUER — con ‧ quer /ˈkɒŋkə $ ˈkɑːŋkər/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: conquerre , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RULE — n. & v. --n. 1 a principle to which an action conforms or is required to conform. 2 a prevailing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIVIDE — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by in, into) separate or be separated into parts; break …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIVIDE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by in, into) separate or be separated into parts; break …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
DIVIDE — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. & intr. (often foll. by in, into) separate or be separated into parts; break …
Oxford English vocab
RULE — ( rules, ruling, ruled) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Rules are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIVIDE — ( divides, dividing, divided) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When people …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONQUER — ( conquers, conquering, conquered) 1. If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RULE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a court rules/orders/holds sth ▪ The court ruled that the penalty was not excessive. …
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OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIVIDE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cell divides ▪ White blood cells divide rapidly. be divided into chapters ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONQUER — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a conquering hero (= someone who has defeated someone else ) ▪ Team members were …
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AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIVIDE — (SEPARATE) [verb] - to (cause to) separate into parts, or to cause (people) to disagree stronglyAt the end of the …
Cambridge English vocab
DIVIDE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONQUER — v. Function: verb 1 to overcome or gain dominion over by force of arms FF1C; leaders who have tried and …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CONQUER — verb 1. to overcome or gain dominion over by force of arms leaders who have tried and failed to conquer …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIVIDE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , deep , great , sharp ▪ growing ▪ north-south , etc. ▪ class , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CONQUER — verb Conquer is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ country , ↑ fear , ↑ land , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CONQUER — See ↑ BEAT/DEFEAT 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ overcome/conquer
Longman Activator English vocab
DIVIDE — n. 25B6; verb he divided his kingdom into four : SPLIT (UP), cut up, carve up; dissect, bisect, halve, quarter; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONQUER — v. 25B6; verb the Franks conquered the Visigoths : DEFEAT, beat, vanquish, trounce, triumph over, be victorious over, get the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIVIDE — v. 1 separate, split (up), break up, cleave, cut up or asunder, partition, segregate, subdivide; disconnect, disjoin, detach, sever, sunder, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RULE — 1. сущ. 1) а) правило, норма to adopt a rule ≈ принять за правило to apply, enforce a rule ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIVIDE — 1. сущ. 1) разг. дележ, дележка, раздел на части There is to be the big divide next New Year, but …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONQUER — гл. 1) завоевывать, покорять; порабощать; подчинять; подавлять (силой оружия) Syn : subjugate, subdue, vanquish 2) побеждать, завоевывать; одерживать победу (силой …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RULE — rule.ogg 1. ru:l n 1. правило; норма; принцип unanimity rule - принцип единогласия rule of the road - а) правила …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DIVIDE — divide.ogg 1. dıʹvaıd n 1. 1> водораздел 2> граница, рубеж the continental divide between Europe and Asia - континентальная граница …
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