conquest

[ kon-kwest, kong- ]

noun

1. the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.

   Synonyms: mastery, defeat, subjugation

   Antonyms: surrender

2. the winning of favor, affection, love, etc.:

   the conquest of Antony by Cleopatra.

   Synonyms: enchantment, seduction

3. a person whose favor, affection, etc., has been won:

   He's another one of her conquests.

4. anything acquired by conquering, as a nation, a territory, or spoils.
5. the Conquest. Norman Conquest.

conquest

¹

/ 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 of personality

Conquest

²

/ ˈkɒnkwɛst; ˈkɒŋ- /

noun

1. the Conquest
   See Norman Conquest
2. the Conquest
   the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763

Other Words From

• post·conquest adjective
• re·conquest noun
• self-conquest noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of conquest¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English conqueste, from Anglo-French, Old French, from unattested Vulgar Latin conquēsta (for Latin conquīsīta, feminine past participle of conquīrere ). See con-, quest

Word History and Origins

Origin of conquest¹

C13: from Old French conqueste, from Vulgar Latin conquēsta (unattested), from Latin conquīsīta, feminine past participle of conquīrere to seek out, procure; see conquer

Synonym Study

See victory.

Example Sentences

But though these art objects carry the weight of centuries of defeats and conquests, they can’t alone engender a cultural identity.

From Los Angeles Times

Over seven days and nearly 3,000 miles in a small but sturdy Nissan Versa rental, I visited Mexican American communities across the Southwest, the region the U.S. took from Mexico by conquest.

From Los Angeles Times

His arrival there was the beginning of a period of European contact with the Americas, which would lead to conquest and settlement - and the deaths of many millions of indigenous people to diseases and war.

From BBC

But this government also has religious forces setting forth, not a strategy, but a cosmic vision of conquest.

From BBC

“The so-called conquest was accomplished with the sword and the cross,” López Obrador said in video that he released at the time explaining his letter.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• annexation
• invasion
• occupation
• rout
• subjugation
• takeover