conquest
Americannoun
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the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- Synonyms:
- mastery, defeat, subjugation
- Antonyms:
- surrender
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the winning of favor, affection, love, etc..
the conquest of Antony by Cleopatra.
- Synonyms:
- enchantment, seduction
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a person whose favor, affection, etc., has been won.
He's another one of her conquests.
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anything acquired by conquering, as a nation, a territory, or spoils.
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the Conquest. Norman Conquest.
noun
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the act or an instance of conquering or the state of having been conquered; victory
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a person, thing, etc, that has been conquered or won
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the act or art of gaining a person's compliance, love, etc, by seduction or force of personality
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a person, whose compliance, love, etc, has been won over by seduction or force of personality
noun
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See Norman Conquest
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the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763
Related Words
See victory.
Other Word Forms
- postconquest adjective
- reconquest noun
- self-conquest noun
Etymology
Origin of conquest
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English conqueste, from Anglo-French, Old French, from unattested Vulgar Latin conquēsta (for Latin conquīsīta, feminine past participle of conquīrere ). See con-, quest
Example Sentences
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News of the 24 February invitation comes after the monarch acknowledged there had been "a lot of abuse" during the Spanish conquest of the territory that would become Mexico.
From BBC
King Felipe of Spain appears to have helped thaw frosty relations with Mexico by acknowledging abuses carried out by his country during its conquest.
From BBC
By episode three, the Doctor has stolen a vital component needed for the conquest, but after leaving Kembel they are forced to land on penal planet Desperus - pursued by the Daleks.
From BBC
The knot in my chest eased as we fell into the familiar rhythm of discussing books and planning our conquest of ATO for later, but a nugget of discomfort stayed with me.
From Literature
Noble makes Richard’s conquest not only convincing but something of a sport.
From Los Angeles Times
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