Engelsk udsagnsord: conquer | |||
1. | conquer (om ændring) to put down by force or authority | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Suppress a nascent uprising. Stamp down on littering. Conquer one's desires. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | ||
Mere specifikke termer | blink, blink away, burke, choke back, choke down, choke off, dampen, hush, hush up, muffle, quell, quench, quieten, repress, shut up, silence, silence, smother, squelch, stifle, stifle, still, strangle, wink | ||
2. | conquer (om forhold) take possession of by force, as after an invasion | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants. The army seized the town. The militia captured the castle. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | appropriate, capture, seize | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp | ||
Mere specifikke termer | carry | ||
3. | conquer (om konkurrence) overcome by conquest | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Conquer your fears. Conquer a country. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | defeat, get the better of, overcome | ||