conquest
noun
Origin of conquest
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rout, annexation, invasion, occupation, takeover, subjugation, coup, score, success, splash, overthrow, killing, appropriation, triumph, discomfiture, conquering, win, acquisition, subjection, enthrallmentExamples from the Web for conquest
Contemporary Examples of conquest
Before the 16thcentury, Spanish conquest, the Aztecs saw the skull as a symbol of rebirth.
Experts hypothesize the painting represents the “conquest dance,” a Christian conversion ritual still performed to this day.
The conquest—and the reaction to it—have given him an aura of invincibility that holy-warrior wannabes find quite thrilling.
This conquest has brought instability to unexpected parts of the region.
Rappers express their libidinous desires in the boring, one-note language of conquest.
Bobby Womack’s Sexual Democracy: The Late Soul Legend Preached Mutual PleasureDavid Masciotra
June 29, 2014
Historical Examples of conquest
Every body saw, he was pleased to say, that I had made a conquest.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
When he opened the box, the first book which he picked up was The Conquest of Fear.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
To the conquest of fear this splendid universalism is another essential.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
After all, the conquest of fear is largely a question of vitality.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
It was he who had planned the conquest of Corsica, and annexed it to France.
The Boy Life of NapoleonEugenie Foa