Conquered vs Fallen - What's the difference?
conquered | fallen |
(conquer)
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.
having dropped by the force of gravity
(literary) killed in battle
having lost one's chastity
having collapsed
(pluralonly) The dead
(pluralonly) Casualties of battle or war.
(countable, Christianity) One who has fallen, as from grace.
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As verbs the difference between conquered and fallen
is that conquered is past tense of conquer while fallen is past participle of lang=en.As an adjective fallen is
having dropped by the force of gravity.As a noun fallen is
the dead.conquered
English
Verb
(head)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 * conquestfallen
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)- fallen raindrops
- to honor fallen soldiers
- a fallen woman
- a fallen building