different between conquer vs overturn

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

From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- +? turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve.

Verb

overturn (third-person singular simple present overturns, present participle overturning, simple past and past participle overturned)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To turn over, capsize or upset.
2. (transitive) To overthrow or destroy.
3. (law, transitive) To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
4. (transitive) To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.

Translations

Noun

overturn (plural overturns)

1. A turning over or upside-down; inversion.
2. The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin.

Anagrams

• turn over, turnover