conquistar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to conquer
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to enamor, romantically convince
  3. (figuratively, transitive) to charm (an object to a person)

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
con‧quis‧tar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/konkisˈtaɾ/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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