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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•quest /ˈkɑnkwɛst, ˈkɑŋ-/USA pronunciation n. - the act or process of conquering:[uncountable]wanted conquest for its own sake.
- the winning of favor, affection, love, etc.:[uncountable]the conquest of someone's heart.
- [countable] a person whose favor or affection has been won: My sister was one of his many conquests.
- [countable] anything taken or won by conquering, as a nation, a territory, or riches.
See -ques-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•quest (kon′kwest, kong′-),USA pronunciation n. - the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered;
vanquishment. - the winning of favor, affection, love, etc.:the conquest of Antony by Cleopatra.
- 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.
- World History the Conquest. See Norman Conquest.
- Vulgar Latin *conquēsta (for Latin conquīsīta, feminine past participle of conquīrere). See con-, quest
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Middle English conqueste 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged subjugation, defeat, mastery. See victory.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged seduction, enchantment.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged surrender.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: conquest /ˈkɒnkwɛst ˈkɒŋ-/ n - 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
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French conqueste, from Vulgar Latin conquēsta (unattested), from Latin conquīsīta, feminine past participle of conquīrere to seek out, procure; see conquer Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Conquest /ˈkɒnkwɛst ˈkɒŋ-/ n - the Conquest ⇒
See Norman Conquest
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