verb
- past tense and past participle of reconquer; to conquer again or take back by force
Examples
- The army reconquered the territory they had lost the previous year.
- After months of fighting, the rebels reconquered their homeland.
- The city was reconquered by government forces in a swift operation.
- Napoleon reconquered much of Europe before his final defeat.
- The kingdom reconquered its former colonies through diplomatic means.
- They reconquered the castle after a lengthy siege.