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Verb: conquer  kóng-ku(r)
  1. Bring under control by force or authority
    "conquer one's desires";
    - suppress, stamp down, subdue
     
  2. Take possession of by force, as after an invasion
    "The militia conquered the castle";
    - appropriate, capture, seize
     
  3. Overcome by conquest
    "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

Sounds like: conker

Derived forms: conquered, conquering, conquers

Type of: arrogate, assume, check, contain, control, curb, defeat, get the better of, hold, hold in, mod [informal], moderate, overcome, seize, take over, usurp

Encyclopedia: Conquer