# conquering

Pronunciation: say "KONG-ker-ing" US /ˈkɑŋkəɹɪŋ/, UK /ˈkɒŋkəɹɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of conquer. — present participle and gerund of conquer
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of conquer. Use this form for an action happening now or as a name for the action.
   - _Conquering the high passes took the expedition weeks of grueling effort._
   - _The empire spent generations conquering the lands to the east._

## Noun

2. An act of conquest: the taking of land or people through military force.
   - Simple: The act of taking control of a place or people by force.
   - _The conquering of the surrounding tribes secured the kingdom's new borders._
   - _Historians still debate the brutal conquering of the coastal provinces._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "conquer" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/conquering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).