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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κατακτῶμαι (kataktômai) with semantic loan from French conquérir.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.taˈkto/
- Hyphenation: κα‧τα‧κτώ
Verb
κατακτώ • (kataktó) (past κατέκτησα/κατάκτησα, passive κατακτιέμαι/κατακτώμαι, ppp κατακτημένος) (transitive)
- to conquer (to acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate)
- to conquer (to gain, win, or obtain by effort)
- to win (to gain by succeeding in competition or contest)
- to win (to obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of)
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
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