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Conquering

noun

The act of conquering. Synonyms: conquest, subjection, subjugation.

Conquer

verb

(past & past part. conquered; pres. part. conquering)

To put down by force or authority. Synonyms: curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress. "Stamp down on littering" , "Conquer one's desires"

Take possession of by force, as after an invasion. Synonyms: appropriate, capture, seize. "The army seized the town" , "The militia captured the castle"

Overcome by conquest. "Conquer a country"

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... this remnant of a conquering race expelled from power afterward, but Ramses looked on them with satisfaction. They were large and strong, their bearing was proud, and there was manly energy in their faces. They did not fall prostrate before the prince and his officers, like Egyptians, ...

— The Pharaoh and the Priest - An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt • Boleslaw Prus

... Austro-Germans would succeed in conquering the Serbs. On October 6, after a treacherous artillery preparation, the two armies began to cross at various points the Danube, the Save and the Drin. Their losses in the hand-to-hand engagements may have reminded them of a phrase in the official ...

— The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 • Henry Baerlein

... my untractable countryman? I have bethought me much since we separated of his singular refusal, and hope still to find the means of conquering his obstinacy." ...

— The Headsman - The Abbaye des Vignerons • James Fenimore Cooper

... appeal to is nothing. It is but the failure of a Man with the Divinity left out . . . the Prince of sentimentalists, and of that evil old religion that once dared to call itself Christianity. But the Christ we worship is more than that—the Eternal Word of God, the Rider on the White Horse, conquering and to conquer.... Monsignor, you forget of what Church you are a priest! It is the Church of Him who refused the kingdoms of this world from Satan, that He might win them for Him self. He has done so! Christ reigns! . . . Monsignor, that is what you have forgotten! Christ is no longer ...

— Dawn of All • Robert Hugh Benson

... class-prejudices, and surely she is pre-eminently noteworthy. True, she fights only for her family, and is virtually the champion of the opposing institution misplaced. That does not matter: the Fates may have done it purposely: by conquering she establishes a principle. A Duke adores her sister, the daughter of the house her brother, and for herself she has many protestations in honour of her charms: nor are they empty ones. She can confound Mrs. Melville, if she pleases to, ...

— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith

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