Acquire and Conquer

Acquire

Acquire verb - To come to have gradually.

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Conquer and acquire are semantically related in get topic. In some cases you can use "Conquer" instead a verb "Acquire", when it comes to topics like obtain by force.

Nearby Words: acquisition, acquirement, acquiring, acquirer

Conquer

Conquer verb - To bring under one's control by force of arms.

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Acquire and conquer are semantically related in seize topic. Sometimes you can use "Acquire" instead a verb "Conquer", if it concerns topics such as get, win, obtain by force.

Nearby Words: conquest, conquered, conqueror, conquering

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power	acquire power	conquer power
land	acquire land	conquer land
parts	acquire parts	conquer parts

Both words in one sentence

To help villains from Tobikage conquer Earth and acquire the secret ninja power in the process...so he can use it himself to conquer the galaxy in his name.

Source: Video Game / Super Robot Wars UX
Translated, it actually means, "These matters are very concerning to me." Then played straight at the end, when the big bad claims, without a trace of irony, that the entire story was part of their scheme to acquire some powerful magic artifacts and conquer Equestria.

Source: Fanfic / Diamond and Silver's Excellent Adventure

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