Definition

1. Verb:
   • To conquer again; to regain by conquest: To bring back under one's control or possession through military force or determined effort after having lost it.

Usage

• Transitive verb: It requires a direct object (what is being reconquered).
• Context: Used primarily in historical, military, political, or metaphorical contexts to describe the act of retaking something that was previously held and then lost.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The general vowed to reconquer the ancient capital from the invaders.
  • After years of decline, the company launched a new strategy to reconquer its market share.
  • The king raised an army to reconquer the rebellious provinces.

Advanced Usage

• Metaphorical Use: Can be applied to non-military contexts where one regains dominance, control, or a top position.
  • The tennis champion is training hard to reconquer the world number one ranking next season.
• Historical Narrative: Often used in historical accounts of wars, empires, and territorial disputes.
  • The chapter details the emperor's decade-long campaign to reconquer the lost territories of the empire.

Variants and Related Words

• Reconquest (noun): The act or instance of reconquering.
  • The reconquest of the city was a pivotal moment in the war.

Synonyms

• Retake: To take back (a place or position) from an enemy or rival.
• Recapture: To capture again; to experience or reproduce (a past time, feeling, or quality).
• Regain: To obtain possession or use of something again after losing it.

Antonyms

• Surrender: To give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession), typically on compulsion or demand.
• Forfeit: To lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing.
• Relinquish: Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.

Verb

1. conquer anew
   • The country reconquered the territory lost in the previous war