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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. See Norman Conquest

  2. 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 51Թ Forms

  • postconquest adjective
  • reconquest noun
  • self-conquest noun
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51Թ 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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51Թ 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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It’s accessed through collaboration, not conquest, and there’s no betrayal in the face of temptation.

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It’s not easy being a Democrat in these Trumpian times, as each day brings fresh tales of conquest and pillage.

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So let’s not pretend that McKinleyist neo-imperialism is gone forever, but for a while there it seemed superseded by an overtly ideological program of right-wing global conquest, which to this point has gone remarkably poorly.

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Nachala called for "conquest, immigration and settlement in Gaza" and added that it wants Israel to "continue the war until the enemy is destroyed".

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The proliferation of such swayed narratives has only normalized the conquest and claim of various cuisines.

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