Conquer vs Subjugation - What's the difference?
conquer | subjugation |
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.
The act of subjugating.
The state of being subjugated; forced control by others.
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, magazine=(American Scientist)
As a verb conquer
is to defeat in combat; to subjugate.As a noun subjugation is
the act of subjugating.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.
Derived terms
* conquerable * unconquerable * conqueror * conquestsubjugation
English
Noun
(-)citation, passage=Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation , exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?}}