conquest
[kon-kwest, kong-]
- the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- the winning of favor, affection, love, etc.: the conquest of Antony by Cleopatra.
- a person whose favor, affection, etc., has been won: He's another one of her conquests.
- anything acquired by conquering, as a nation, a territory, or spoils.
- the Conquest. Norman Conquest.
Show More
Origin of conquest
Synonyms
See more synonyms for conquest on Thesaurus.comAntonyms
1. surrender.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for conquest
Contemporary Examples
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
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
conquest
- the act or an instance of conquering or the state of having been conquered; victory
- a person, thing, etc, that has been conquered or won
- the act or art of gaining a person's compliance, love, etc, by seduction or force of personality
- a person, whose compliance, love, etc, has been won over by seduction or force of personality
Show More
Word Origin
C13: from Old French conqueste, from Vulgar Latin conquēsta (unattested), from Latin conquīsīta, feminine past participle of conquīrere to seek out, procure; see conquer
Conquest
- the Conquest See Norman Conquest
- the Conquest Canadian the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for conquest
n.
early 14c., a merged word from Old French conquest "acquisition" (Modern French conquêt), and Old French conqueste "conquest, acquisition" (Modern French conquête), both from past participle of conquerre, from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere (see conquer).
Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper