Conquer vs Winner - What's the difference?
conquer | winner |
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
To overcome an abstract obstacle.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
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, 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.
One who has won or often wins.
* , chapter=5
, title= (sports) A point or goal that wins a competition.
* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 10, author=David Ornstein, work=BBC Sport
, title=
As a verb conquer
is to defeat in combat; to subjugate.As a noun winner is
one who has won or often wins.As a proper noun Winner is
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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 * conquestwinner
English
Noun
(en noun)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner . […] When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose.}}
Arsenal 1-0 Everton, passage=It was a fitting scoreline on the club's landmark anniversary, and appropriate that Van Persie should get the winner .}}