conquest
/ˈkɒŋkwɛst/
An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy; An act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles; That which is conquered
- plural
- conquests
Meanings
- 1
An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy
Tom talked about his latest conquest.
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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884.
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- 2
An act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles
- 3
That which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle
- 4
The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisitionrare
- 5
A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affectionsrare
- 6
A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flagsrare