sconfiggere — 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.
• overcome verb To successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty or obstacle.
• submit verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.
• thrash verb To beat someone severely, or to defeat an opponent decisively.
• vanquish verb To defeat someone or something completely, especially in a fight or contest.

Senses

sconfiggere is used for these senses in English:

• conquer To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
• defeat (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
• submit (transitive, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling) To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.
• thrash To defeat utterly.
• vanquish (transitive) To defeat (someone); to overcome.

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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