to make conquests, to conquer (see Sahagún, Lockhart, etc.); or, to spray or throw something (precious) onto the ground, such as coins or cacao beans (see Molina)
auh in jcoac õtepeoato, oiaoqujçato cenca paquj, in quexqujch malli ocanato, injc mochintin ixpan vitzilopuchtli qujnmjctiaia, inic inca ilhujqujxtiaia = And when they had gone forth to conquer and to wage war, they rejoiced greatly over the number of captives whom they had taken, since they would slay them all before [the image of] Uitzilopochtli in order with them to observe his feast (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
cenca tiacaoā, tepeoanime, novian tepeuhtinemi = they are very strong, great warriors, conquerors, who go about conquering everywhere (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
ça ce yn ya ic nica nueva España in tepeuhque in teyaochiuhque inic quitzonquixtique in intepevaliz ayc tiquintlalcavique amo no itla tiquimitlacalhuique in inyaotiliz yn manel tiçeme yc tipololoque... = all over New Spain here where they conquered and made war until they finished their conquests, we never abandoned them, nor did we do anything detracting from their war making, though some of us were destroyed in it... (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
nouian tepeuhque = they made conquests everywhere
cujx tlalli tepeuhtiez = Will the land be conquered? (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
cenca nel onmjtoa, tecuti, tlatocati, tepeoa = most truly it is said: one ruleth, one governeth, one conquereth (central Mexico, sixteenth century)