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   Con·quest

   /ˈkänˌkwest/

   

   noun

   • 1. the subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by use of military force: "the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish" Similar defeatbeatingconqueringvanquishmentvanquishingtrouncingannihilationoverpoweringoverthrowsubduingsubjugationroutmasterycrushingvictory (over)triumph (over)informal:hammeringclobberingthrashingdrubbingcaningmurdermassacreseizureseizingtakeoveracquisitiongainappropriationsubjugationsubjectioncaptureoccupationinvasionannexationoverrunningOpposite victorysurrender
   • ▪ a territory that has been gained by the use of subjugation and military force: "colonial conquests"
   • ▪ the invasion and assumption of control of England by William of Normandy in 1066.
   • ▪ the overcoming of a problem or weakness: "the conquest of inflation"
   • ▪ a person whose affection or favor has been won: "someone he could display before his friends as his latest conquest" Similar catchacquisitioncaptiveprizeslaveadmirerfanworshipperloverloveboyfriendgirlfriendinformal:sugar daddya notch on someone's bedposttoy boyinformal, dated:fancy manfancy womanliterary:swainarchaic:gallantparamourleman

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French conquest(e), based on Latin conquirere (see conquer).

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   The meaning of CONQUEST is the act or process of conquering. How to use conquest in a sentence.

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   noun. 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.

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   Definitions of conquest. noun. the act of conquering. synonyms: conquering, subjection, subjugation. see more. noun. success in mastering something difficult. “the conquest of space” see more. noun. an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone. synonyms: seduction. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈkɑnkwɛst/ UK. /ˈkɒnkwɛst/ Cite this entry.

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   CONQUEST definition: 1. the act of conquering a country, area, or situation 2. someone you have had sex with but…. Learn more.

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   If someone makes a conquest, they succeed in attracting and usually sleeping with another person. You usually use conquest when you want to indicate that this relationship is not important to the person concerned.

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   CONQUEST meaning: 1 : the act of taking control of a country, city, etc., through the use of force; 2 : a country, city, etc., that an army has taken control of through the use of force.

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   Definition of conquest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   n. 1. the act or an instance of conquering or the state of having been conquered; victory. 2. a person, thing, etc, that has been conquered or won. 3. the act or art of gaining a person's compliance, love, etc, by seduction or force of personality.

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    conquests. The act or process of conquering. Webster's New World. Something conquered, esp. land taken in war. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A winning of someone's affection or favor. Webster's New World. A person whose affection or favor has been won.

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    There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun conquest, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.