conquer

Verb

• overcome by conquest
  • conquer your fears
    
  • conquer a country
    

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion
  • the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
    
  • The army seized the town
    
  • The militia captured the castle
    

• to put down by force or authority
  • suppress a nascent uprising
    
  • stamp down on littering
    
  • conquer one's desires
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  appropriate , capture , seize , suppress , stamp down , inhibit , subdue , curb