conquer
verb
[ ˈkɒŋkə ]
• overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force.
• "he conquered Cyprus"
Similar:
defeat,
beat,
vanquish,
trounce,
annihilate,
triumph over,
be victorious over,
best,
get the better of,
worst,
bring someone to their knees,
overcome,
overwhelm,
overpower,
overthrow,
subdue,
subjugate,
put down,
quell,
quash,
crush,
repress,
rout,
lick,
hammer,
clobber,
thrash,
paste,
pound,
pulverize,
demolish,
destroy,
drub,
give someone a drubbing,
cane,
wipe the floor with,
walk all over,
give someone a hiding,
take to the cleaners,
blow someone out of the water,
make mincemeat of,
murder,
massacre,
slaughter,
flatten,
turn inside out,
tank,
stuff,
blow out,
cream,
shellac,
skunk,
slam,
own,
seize,
take possession of,
take control of,
take over,
appropriate,
capture,
occupy,
invade,
annex,
overrun,
win,
Origin:
Middle English (also in the general sense ‘acquire, attain’): from Old French conquerre, based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) + quaerere ‘seek’.
