conquire
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
conquire (third-person singular simple present conquires, present participle conquiring, simple past and past participle conquired)
- Obsolete form of conquer.
- 1567, Unknown, Liberality and Prodigality[1]:
- But here is one, of whom ich will conquire, Whilk way che might attain to my desire.
- 1969, The Association of Social Studies Teachers in the City of New York, Handbook for Social Studies Teaching[2], 3rd edition:
- R.: The U.S. wants to conquire the whole world. U.S.: That is not so, we do not want to conquire the world
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
conquīre