νικώ — meaning in English

English meaning

• conquer verb To defeat and take control of a place, people, or army by force.
• defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
• win verb To come out on top in a contest, game, war, or competition.

Senses

νικώ is used for these senses in English:

• conquer To overcome an abstract obstacle.
• defeat (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
• win (transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).

conquer — full definition

1. verb To defeat and take control of a place, people, or army by force.
2. verb To overcome a difficult challenge, feeling, or obstacle.

defeat — full definition

1. verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
2. verb To prevent something from succeeding or being achieved.
3. noun An instance of losing, or of being overcome.

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