conquered

con-quered · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of conquer; overcame and took control by force.

  2. 2.

    Successfully overcame a challenge or difficulty.

  3. 3.

    Won the love or admiration of someone.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    I came, I saw, I conquered — famous quote attributed to Julius Caesar

Related words

Antonyms: lost, surrendered, yielded
See also: conquer, conquest, defeated
Synonyms: defeated, overcome, subdued, vanquished

Etymology

From Old French conquerre, from Latin conquirere ("to seek out, procure"), from con- ("together") + quaerere ("to seek"). The -ed suffix marks past tense.