Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Conquer
A)Victorious
B)Winner
C)Defeated
D)Surrender

Answer 1

Hint: Conquer is a verb which means to achieve or be victorious over something.

Complete step-by-step answer:

From the hint given to us, we already know that conquer means to achieve or be victorious over something. we can infer that the opposite of conquer should mean to accept defeat. in order to find the correct opposite word, the meaning of it should match the description that we have inferred. we shall be analyzing all the words given to us in the options.
Victorious is to win something full stop it is more or less synonyms to conquer. Hence, the option ‘a’ is not the correct answer.
The winner is a noun which means to be successful or to be victorious over something. We observe that it does not match the description that we have inferred for the opposite word of conquer. It also does not belong to the same word category, that is, it is not a verb. Hence, option ‘b’ is not the correct answer
Defeated is a verb that means to lose. We observe that the meaning of defeated does not match with the description of the opposite word for conquer that we had inferred full stop hence option ‘c’ is the correct answer.
Surrender means to give up and accept defeat. it is a verb. We observe that the meaning of surrender matches with the description of the opposite word for that we had inferred. Hence, option ‘d’ is the correct answer.

Note: The alternative meaning of conquering can also mean to defeat someone. However, even in that case, it indicates a victory for the subject.