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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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   Conquest is the act or state of conquering or being conquered, or the winning of favor, affection, or love. It can also refer to a person, thing, or territory acquired by conquering, or a historical event such as the Norman Conquest or the Conquest of Mexico.

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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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