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Conquer vs Beaten - What's the difference?

conquer | beaten |

As verbs the difference between conquer and beaten

is that conquer is to defeat in combat; to subjugate while beaten is .

As an adjective beaten is

defeated.

conquer

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
  • * (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
  • We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms.
  • To overcome an abstract obstacle.
  • * (John Milton) (1608-1674)
  • By winning words to conquer hearts, / And make persuasion do the work of fear.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}
  • To gain, win, or obtain by effort.
  • To acquire by force of arms, win in war.
  • Derived terms

    * conquerable * unconquerable * conqueror * conquest

    beaten

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • defeated
  • repeatedly struck
  • (cookery)(cookery - of a liquid) mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement
  • Derived terms

    * off the beaten path * off the beaten track * beaten up