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noun
- 1. the subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by military force: "the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish" Similar Opposite
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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.
The meaning of CONQUEST is the act or process of conquering. How to use conquest in a sentence.
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.
Definition of conquest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land: I felt like I had conquered the world. If you conquer a disease or condition, you succeed in dealing with or fighting against it: Students have to conquer their initial shyness.
Conquest derives from the Vulgar Latin word conquaerere, meaning "to search for, procure by effort, or win." In addition to its most commonly used meanings — conquering and seduction — conquest has a third, less well-known meaning: a success in mastering something difficult, like the violin, for instance, or flying an airplane.
What does the noun conquest mean? 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.
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.
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.
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.
