Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with empire in American Collocation
empire
noun
countable
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈempaɪr/
far-flung
huge
large
mighty
sprawling
vast
Under Charles V, Austria was part of a vast empire.
increase the size of an empire
expand
extend
At that time European powers fought brutal battles throughout Africa to expand their empires.
establish an empire
build
create
establish
forge
found
Ur-Nammu founded the empire, which stretched into Iran.
rule an empire
control
govern
rule
We are going to examine how Britain, a small country, came to rule a huge empire.
destroy an empire
destroy
dismantle
overthrow
In the year 1532 the Inca empire was destroyed by the Spaniards.
be destroyed
collapse
come to an end
crumble
decline
disintegrate
fall
fall apart
The time the Western empire finally crumbled in the fifth century AD.
increase in size
expand
grew
spread
The Russian empire expanded gradually.
continue for a particular distance
extend
reach
stretch
They became intent on creating a new empire stretching from the Caucasus all the way to central Asia.