Vocabulary
Conquer
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force.
Urdu meaning
فتح کرنا، قبضہ کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- That`s one more proof should one be needed, that Hindutva has failed to conquer the imagination of Indians, and it needs to rig elections.
- On Monday, the Israeli cabinet decided to `conquer` Gaza and push its beleaguered people to the south `for their protection`.
- He writes: `Inside the city of Jerusalem, the Israeli forces already there had started energetically to conquer the whole city, half of it was Arab.
- The military is never trained to manage public discourse or public sentiment, as it is trained to conquer enemy territory and public sentiment hardly matters there.
- You have got to develop a thick skin and you have to conquer your ego, and keep trying and trying and trying.` She was, and is, a very successful artist, and I took her words seriously.
Synonyms
defeat, beat, vanquish, trounce, annihilate, triumph over, be victorious over, best,
Antonyms
lose to, liberate, lose
Curator example
“he conquered Cyprus”
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