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conquest

[ kon-kwest, kong- ]

noun

  1. the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.

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  2. the winning of favor, affection, love, etc.:

    the conquest of Antony by Cleopatra.

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  3. a person whose favor, affection, etc., has been won:

    He's another one of her conquests.

  4. anything acquired by conquering, as a nation, a territory, or spoils.
  5. the Conquest. Norman Conquest.


conquest

1

/ ˈkɒnkwɛst; ˈkɒŋ- /

noun

  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
  4. a person, whose compliance, love, etc, has been won over by seduction or force of personality
“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

Conquest

2

/ ˈkɒnkwɛst; ˈkɒŋ- /

noun

  1. the Conquest
  2. the Conquest
    the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763
“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
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·Dzqܱ adjective
  • ·Dzqܱ noun
  • -Dzqܱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conquest1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English conqueste, from Anglo-French, Old French, from unattested Vulgar Latin DzԱŧٲ (for Latin DzԱīīٲ, feminine past participle of DzԱī ). See con-, quest
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conquest1

C13: from Old French conqueste, from Vulgar Latin DzԱŧٲ (unattested), from Latin DzԱīīٲ, feminine past participle of DzԱī to seek out, procure; see conquer
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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By the time the tunnel was completed, the Metropolitan Water District had released a 20-minute film that was shown in movie theaters and schools celebrating its conquest of the Colorado River and the desert.

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He is spiraling and sees these tariffs as the final proving ground of his total conquest of the GOP.

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Covering 500 years and events from conquests to wars to racism, “America, América” should be required reading in those history classes.

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Then the Badgers began a conquest of the Bruins by making seven of their first eight three-pointers on the way to building an early 10-point lead.

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After 1909, Secretary of State Philander Knox, one of the founders of the United States Steel Corporation, pursued a program of "dollar diplomacy" that promoted American power through overseas investments rather than territorial conquests.

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