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preconquer

preconquer verb: to conquer beforehand.

Verb

preconquer (third-person singular simple present preconquers, present participle preconquering, simple past and past participle preconquered)

  1. (rare) To conquer beforehand.

Forms of preconquer

third-person singular presentpreconquers
present participlepreconquering
past participlepreconquered
pastpreconquered

Origin of preconquer

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Fuller (1607/8–1661), Church of England clergyman. From pre- + conquer.

Questions about preconquer

What does preconquer mean?
Preconquer means to conquer beforehand.
What part of speech is preconquer?
Preconquer is a verb.
What is the past tense of preconquer?
The past tense of preconquer is preconquered.

Words near preconquer in the dictionary

  1. preconnection
  2. preconnections
  3. preconnects
  4. preconnubial
  5. preconoidal
  6. preconquer
  7. preconquered
  8. preconquering
  9. preconquers
  10. preconquest
  11. preconquestal

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