conquest (noun)

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• conquest — ► NOUN 1) the action of conquering. 2) a conquered territory. 3) a person whose affection or favour has been won …   English terms dictionary

• conquest — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ violent ▪ the desire of each tribe to show its superiority through violent conquest ▪ military ▪ Muslim, Norman, Roman, Spanish …   Collocations dictionary

• conquest — noun 1) the conquest of the Aztecs Syn: defeat, vanquishment, annihilation, overthrow, subjugation, rout, mastery, crushing; victory over, triumph over 2) their conquest of the valley Syn: seizure …   Thesaurus of popular words

• conquest — noun 1) the conquest of the Aztecs Syn: defeat, overthrow, subjugation 2) their conquest of the territory Syn: seizure, takeover, capture, occupation, invasion, annexation 3) …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• conquest — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) the act of defeating an army or taking land by fighting: the Norman Conquest 2 (C) land that is won in a war: French conquests in Asia 3 (C) often humorous someone that you have persuaded to love you or to have sex… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• conquest state — noun : a state formed by or based upon the subjugation of the original inhabitants * * * conquest state, Anthropology. a society based on the conquest and exploitation of weaker groups or classes of people …   Useful english dictionary

• conquest — noun 1》 the action of conquering.     ↘a territory gained by conquering. 2》 a person whose affection or favour has been won. Origin ME: from OFr. conquest(e), based on L. conquirere (see conquer) …   English new terms dictionary

• conquest — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *conquaesitus, alteration of Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquirere Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of conquering 2. a. something conquered; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• conquest — noun /kɒn.kwɛst/ a) Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy. b) An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle …   Wiktionary

• conquest */ — UK [ˈkɒŋkwest] / US [ˈkɑŋˌkwest] noun Word forms conquest : singular conquest plural conquests 1) a) [singular/uncountable] the process of taking control of land or people during a war the Spanish conquest of Peru b) [countable] the land or… …   English dictionary

• conquest — con|quest [ kaŋ,kwest ] noun * 1. ) singular or uncount the process of taking control of land or people during a war: the Spanish conquest of Peru a ) count the land or people that a more powerful army or government has taken control of during a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English