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.

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To gain, win, or obtain by effort.

To acquire by force of arms, win in war.

Verb

(en verb)

To overwhelm.

Desperation engulfed her after her daughter's death.

* 2013 June 18, , " Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):

Shaken by the biggest challenge to their authority in years, Brazil’s leaders made conciliatory gestures on Tuesday to try to defuse the protests engulfing the nation’s cities.

To surround; to cover.

Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed earth.