0 to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force:
1 to defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land:
Inflation had been conquered, high employment was once more the norm, and productivity growth hit levels not seen since the 1960s.
Legal opinion offered ample support to the argument for extending the benefits of a conquest to the conquered.
The project of conquering space inherently and inevitably entails the devaluation of place.
On the other hand, as henchmen of a conquering power, they also demanded fearful respect.
As researchers, parents, or casual observers we are often amazed by their innovative approach to conquering new territories of speech.
Political obstacles existed not just in newly conquered lands but also in well-assimilated regions.
Each sees the campus itself as a social space to be conquered and brought under its spiritual superintendence.
One interviewee strongly believed in 'working with nature instead of conquering her'.