conquistar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Aragonese ==
=== Etymology ===
Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *conquisitāre, from Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquīrō.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /konkisˈta(ɾ)/
Syllabification: con‧quis‧tar
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
=== Verb ===
conquistar
(transitive) to conquer
==== Conjugation ====
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=== References ===
Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “conquistar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *conquīsītāre (compare Occitan conquistar, Portuguese and Spanish conquistar, Italian conquistare), from Latin conquīsītus, perfect passive participle of conquīrō. It may alternatively be an old derivative of conquist, from a variant of Old Catalan conquest, the archaic past participle of conquerir.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kuŋ.kisˈta]
IPA(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [koŋ.kisˈta]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [koŋ.kisˈtaɾ]
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Hyphenation: con‧quis‧tar
Homophone: conquistà (except Valencian)
=== Verb ===
conquistar (first-person singular present conquisto, first-person singular preterite conquistí, past participle conquistat)
to conquer
Synonym: conquerir
to convince, to persuade
Synonyms: convèncer, persuadir
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
conquistador
==== Related terms ====
conquesta
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“conquistar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“conquistar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “conquistar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
== Galician ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /koŋkisˈtaɾ/ [koŋ.kis̺ˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Hyphenation: con‧quis‧tar
=== Verb ===
conquistar (first-person singular present conquisto, first-person singular preterite conquistei, past participle conquistado)
(transitive) to conquer
Synonym: (literary) conquerir
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
conquistador
reconquistar
==== Related terms ====
conquista
=== Further reading ===
“conquistar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
“conquistar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *conquisitāre, from Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquīrō. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese conquerer. It may also be analyzed as an internal derivative of the past participle of the aforementioned Old Portuguese verb, or an early Romance formation; compare the other cognates on this page.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: con‧quis‧tar
=== Verb ===
conquistar (first-person singular present conquisto, first-person singular preterite conquistei, past participle conquistado)
to conquer
to acquire by arms; to win in war
Synonyms: ocupar, invadir
to earn or achieve something through effort
Synonyms: realizar, conseguir
to captivate, to charm, to seduce (to attract the attention of someone)
Synonyms: seduzir, atrair
==== Conjugation ====
==== Quotations ====
For quotations using this term, see Citations:conquistar.
==== Derived terms ====
reconquistar
conquistador
==== Related terms ====
conquista
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“conquistar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“conquistar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“conquistar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
“conquistar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“conquistar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Possibly from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *conquīsītāre, from Latin conquīsītus, perfect passive participle of conquīrō; alternatively, it may simply be an internal formation, as a derivation of conquista, from the feminine past participle of Old Spanish conquerir, which this verb replaced over time.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /konkisˈtaɾ/ [kõŋ.kisˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: con‧quis‧tar
=== Verb ===
conquistar (first-person singular present conquisto, first-person singular preterite conquisté, past participle conquistado)
(transitive) to conquer
(figuratively, transitive) to enamor, romantically convince
(figuratively, transitive) to charm (an object to a person)
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“conquistar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025