different between conquer vs debellate

English

Alternative forms

• conquire (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English conqueren, from Old French conquerre, from Late Latin conquaerere (“to knock, strike; to search for, procure”), from Latin con- + quaerere (“to seek, acquire”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??k?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??k?/
• Hyphenation: con?quer
• Rhymes: -??k?(?)
• Homophone: conker

Verb

conquer (third-person singular simple present conquers, present participle conquering, simple past and past participle conquered)

1. To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
2. To acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate.
   • 1714, Alexander Pope, Imitation of Horace, Book II. Sat. 6

     We conquer'd France, but felt our captive's charms.
3. To overcome an abstract obstacle.
4. (dated) To gain, win, or obtain by effort.

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

Latin debellatus, past participle of debellare (“to subdue”).

Verb

debellate (third-person singular simple present debellates, present participle debellating, simple past and past participle debellated)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To subdue; to conquer in war.
   • 1623, Francis Bacon, An Advertisement Touching an Holy War

     It doth notably set forth the consent of all nations and ages, in the approbation of the extirpating and debellating of giants, monsters, and foreign tyrants, not only as lawful, but as meritorious even of divine honour.

Anagrams

• deletable

Italian

Verb

debellate

1. second-person plural present indicative of debellare
2. second-person plural imperative of debellare
3. feminine plural of debellato

Latin

Verb

d?bell?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of d?bell?