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conquest
[kon-kwest, kong-]
noun
the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:the winning of favor, affection, love, etc..
the conquest of Antony by Cleopatra.
Synonyms: ,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.
conquest
1/ ˈkɒnkwɛst, ˈkɒŋ- /
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
a person, whose compliance, love, etc, has been won over by seduction or force of personality
Conquest
2/ ˈkɒnkwɛst, ˈkɒŋ- /
noun
See Norman Conquest
the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763
Other 51Թ Forms
- postconquest adjective
- reconquest noun
- self-conquest noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of conquest1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It’s accessed through collaboration, not conquest, and there’s no betrayal in the face of temptation.
It’s not easy being a Democrat in these Trumpian times, as each day brings fresh tales of conquest and pillage.
So let’s not pretend that McKinleyist neo-imperialism is gone forever, but for a while there it seemed superseded by an overtly ideological program of right-wing global conquest, which to this point has gone remarkably poorly.
Nachala called for "conquest, immigration and settlement in Gaza" and added that it wants Israel to "continue the war until the enemy is destroyed".
The proliferation of such swayed narratives has only normalized the conquest and claim of various cuisines.
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