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conquest



con·quest [conquest conquests] BrE [ˈkɒŋkwest] NAmE [ˈkɑːŋkwest] noun
1. singular, uncountable the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force
the Norman Conquest (= of England in 1066)
2. countable an area of land taken by force
the Spanish conquests in South America
3. countable (usually humorous)a person that sb has persuaded to love them or to have sex with them
I'm just one of his many conquests.
I think you've made a conquest.
4. uncountable the act of gaining control over sth that is difficult or dangerous
the conquest of inflation

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French conquest(e), based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) quaerere ‘seek’.

Example Bank:
He continued to expand his kingdom by conquest.
The army made many conquests in the east.
Trade rather than territorial conquest was held to be the route to progress.
the English colonial conquest of the Indian subcontinent
the European conquest of South America
the Muslim conquest of Spain in the 8th century
the Roman conquest of Britain
the Spanish conquest of Mexico
the desire of each tribe to show its superiority through violent conquest
the rapid conquest of Madrid
The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 led to changes in the system of government.

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