different between conquer vs superate

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

Borrowed from Latin supero, superatus.

Verb

superate (third-person singular simple present superates, present participle superating, simple past and past participle superated)

1. (transitive, rare) To rise above; to overtop; to cover.
2. (transitive, rare) To outdo; to surpass; to exceed.
3. (transitive, rare) To overcome; to conquer.
4. (transitive, rare) To cross; to surmount; to get over.
5. (transitive, rare) To overtake.

Related terms

• super
• superation

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “superate”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

Anagrams

• epurates, respuate

Italian

Adjective

superate

1. feminine plural of superato

Verb

superate

1. second-person plural present indicative of superare
2. second-person plural imperative of superare
3. feminine plural of superato

Anagrams

• epuraste, pesature

Latin

Verb

super?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of super?
   1. "surmount ye"
   2. "surpass ye"
   3. "overflow ye"
   4. "remain ye; survive ye"

Participle

super?te

1. vocative masculine singular of super?tus