Conquest is the act of conquering a country or group of people.
He had led the conquest of southern Poland in 1939. [+ of]
After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve.
Jerusalem has seen endless conquests and occupations.
Synonyms: takeover, coup, acquisition, invasion More Synonyms of conquest
2. countable noun [usually plural]
Conquests are lands that have been conquered in war.
He had realized that Britain could not have peace unless she returned at least someof her former conquests.
3. countable noun [usually poss NOUN]
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.
Despite his conquests, he remains lonely and isolated.
...men who boast about their sexual conquests to all their friends.
Synonyms: seduction More Synonyms of conquest
4. countable noun [oft poss NOUN]
You can refer to the person that someone has succeeded in attracting as their conquest.
Pushkin was a womaniser whose conquests included everyone from prostitutes to princesses.
5. singular noun
Theconquestof something such as a problem is success in ending it or dealing with it.
The conquest of inflation has been the Government's overriding economic priorityfor nearly 15 years. [+ of]
...the conquest of cancer.
More Synonyms of conquest
conquest in British English
(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 ofpersonality
Word origin
C13: from Old French conqueste, from Vulgar Latin conquēsta (unattested), from Latin conquīsīta, feminine past participle of conquīrere to seek out, procure; see conquer
Conquest in British English
(ˈkɒnkwɛst, ˈkɒŋ-)
noun
1. the Conquest
2. the Conquest
conquest in American English
(ˈkɑŋˌkwɛst; ˈkɑnkwɛst)
noun
1.
the act or process of conquering
2.
something conquered, esp. land taken in war
3.
a.
a winning of someone's affection or favor
b.
a person whose affection or favor has been won
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈvictory
Idioms:
the (Norman) Conquest
Word origin
ME conqueste < OFr < ML conquestus < L conquisitus, pp. of conquirere
Examples of 'conquest' in a sentence
conquest
But now an eastern war of conquest beckoned.
Martin Allen THE HITLER-HESS DECEPTION (2003)
In victory, would he be able to keep in check crude concepts of military conquest?
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
In one sense this was just another Roman conquest.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The century that preceded the Arab conquests was one that had witnessed a mini ice age.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Andes is no better when it comes to the history of the Spanish conquest.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
In other languages
conquest
British English: conquest NOUN
Conquest is the act of conquering a country or group of people.
The fierce cannibal warriors of the Big and Small Nambas prevented conquest and settlement.
American English: conquest
Brazilian Portuguese: conquista
Chinese: 征服
European Spanish: conquista
French: conquête
German: Eroberung
Italian: conquista
Japanese: 征服
Korean: 정복
European Portuguese: conquista
Latin American Spanish: conquista
Chinese translation of 'conquest'
conquest
(ˈkɔŋkwɛst)
n
(c/u)[of country, space etc]征服 (zhēngfú)
(c) (sexual) 俘虏(虜) (fúlǔ) (个(個), gè)
1 (noun)
Definition
the act of conquering
He had led the conquest of southern Poland in 1939.
Synonyms
takeover
the proposed takeover of the company
coup
acquisition
invasion
seven years after the Roman invasion of Britain
occupation
The site dates back to the Roman occupation of Britain.
appropriation
fraud and illegal appropriation of land
annexation
the country's annexation of its neighbour
subjugation
subjection
the complete subjection of the prisoners to their captors
2 (noun)
Definition
the act of conquering
This hidden treasure charts the brutal Spanish conquest of the Aztecs.
Synonyms
defeat
The vote was seen as something of a defeat for the lobbyists.
victory
His players deserved this famous victory.
triumph
Cataract operations are a triumph of modern surgery.
overthrow
They were charged with plotting the overthrow of the state.
pasting (slang)
rout
The retreat turned into a rout.
mastery
a region where humans have gained mastery over the major rivers
vanquishment
3 (noun)
people who boast about their sexual conquests
Synonyms
seduction
4 (noun)
Definition
a person whose affections have been won
She threw a party at her home to show off her latest conquest.
Synonyms
catch
prize
A settlement of the dispute would be a great prize.
supporter
a major supporter of the tax reform plan
acquisition
follower
disagreements between followers of the two organizations