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conquer vs overcome

overcome vs conquer

conquer and overcome both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conquer No No Yes No
overcome No No Yes No
As verbs, overcome is a hypernym of conquer; that is, overcome is a word with a broader meaning than conquer:
  • conquer: overcome by conquest
  • overcome: win a victory over
Other hypernyms of conquer include defeat, get the better of.
conquer (verb) overcome (verb)
bring under control by force or authority get on top of; deal with successfully
overcome by conquest overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
take possession of by force, as after an invasion win a victory over
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Difference between conquer and overcome

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