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Definition of Conquering
1. Noun. The act of conquering.
Generic synonyms: Capture, Gaining Control, Seizure
Specialized synonyms: Norman Conquest
Derivative terms: Conquer, Conquer, Conquer, Subject
Definition of Conquering
1. Verb. (present participle of conquer) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conquering
1. conquer [v] - See also: conquer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conquering
Literary usage of Conquering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Revolution by John Fiske (1891)
"By conquering and holding the line of the Hudson for conquering river, the British
hoped to cut the and cutting 0 the Hudson, United Colonies in two, ..."
2. A History of Greece: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation by George Grote (1862)
"But he himself, at the head of a rapidly moving division, traversed the interior
of Persis proper ; conquering or receiving into submission the various ..."
3. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"... was preceded at his own request by an hundred large drums, and a great number
of friends, singing, Chura (the man's name) goes conquering Yamen.—Vol. ..."
4. Aristocracy and Evolution: A Study of the Rights, the Origin, and the Social by William Hurrell Mallock (1898)
"... I Chapter a AH the conquering races came from fertile and bracing regions.
... or from the borders of this district, have come all the conquering races ..."
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