Word Meanings - RECONQUER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To conquer again; to recover by conquest; as, to reconquer a revolted province.

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• AGAINSTAND
  To withstand.
• CONQUEROR
  One who conquers. The Conqueror . William the Norman who invaded England, defeated Harold in the battle of Hastings, and was crowned king, in 1066.
• AGAINSAY
  To gainsay. Wyclif.
• AGAIN
  again; on + geán, akin to Ger. gegewn against, Icel. gegn. Cf. 1. In return, back; as, bring us word again. 2. Another time; once more; anew. If a man die, shall he live again Job xiv. 14. 3. Once repeated; -- of quantity; as, as large again,
• RECOVERANCE
  Recovery.
• REVOLT
  Etym: 1. To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence. But this got by casting pearl to hogs, That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, And still revolt when trith would set them free.
• RECOVERABLE
  Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being brought back to a former condition, as from sickness, misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as, the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable.
• AGAINST
  1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. Jacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale. 2. From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in
• AGAIN; AGAINS
  Against; also, towards . Albeit that it is again his kind. Chaucer.
• RECOVERY
  The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court. 4. The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had. "Help be past recovery." Tusser. 5. In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position
• CONQUERESS
  A woman who conquers. Fairfax.
• CONQUER
  seek or search for, to bring together, LL., to conquer; con- + 1. To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield;
• RECOVEREE
  The person against whom a judgment is obtained in common recovery.
• REVOLTING
  Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust; exciting extreme repugnance; loathsome; as, revolting cruelty. -- Re*volt"ing*ly, adv.
• AGAINWARD
  Back again.
• CONQUERABLE
  Capable of being conquered or subdued. South. -- Con"quer*a*ble*ness, n.
• AGAINBUY
  To redeem. Wyclif.
• REVOLTER
  One who revolts.
• PROVINCE
  A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy. Wyclif . Milton. 2. A country or region dependent on a distant authority; a portion of an empire
• RECONQUER
  To conquer again; to recover by conquest; as, to reconquer a revolted province.
• RECOVER
  To cover again. Sir W. Scott.
• THEREAGAIN
  In opposition; against one's course. If that him list to stand thereagain. Chaucer.
• IRRECOVERABLE
  Not capable of being recovered, regained, or remedied; irreparable; as, an irrecoverable loss, debt, or injury. That which is past is gone and irrecoverable. Bacon. Syn. -- Irreparable; irretrievable; irremediable; unalterable; incurable; hopeless.
• PRECONQUER
  To conquer in anticipation. Fuller.
• RECONQUEST
  A second conquest.