Definition of "conquer" []

• To defeat or subdue by force, especially by force of arms. (verb-transitive)
• To gain or secure control of by or as if by force of arms: scientists battling to conquer disease; a singer who conquered the operatic world. (verb-transitive)
• To overcome or surmount by physical, mental, or moral force: I finally conquered my fear of heights. See Synonyms at defeat. (verb-transitive)
• To be victorious; win. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I ask him—I appeal to his better judgment now—what does he imagine we intend to do, if fortunately we conquer Tennessee or South Carolina—call it “conquer, ” if you will, sir—what do we propose to do?"
• "Also, giving humanity a new frontier to conquer is better than being left with no other option than to conquer each other."
• "Divide and conquer is all these enemies of the future ever do."