Conquer vs Misappropriate - What's the difference?
conquer | misappropriate |
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
To overcome an abstract obstacle.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
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To gain, win, or obtain by effort.
To acquire by force of arms, win in war.
To use something wrongly, or illegally
To embezzle
As verbs the difference between conquer and misappropriate
is that conquer is to defeat in combat; to subjugate while misappropriate is to use something wrongly, or illegally.conquer
English
Verb
(en verb)- We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms.
- By winning words to conquer hearts, / And make persuasion do the work of fear.
