conquest

noun

con·​quest ˈkän-ˌkwest How to pronounce conquest (audio)
ˈkäŋ-;
ˈkäŋ-kwəst
1
: the act or process of conquering
2
a
: something conquered
especially : territory appropriated in war
b
: a person whose favor or hand has been won

Examples of conquest in a Sentence

tales of the ancient army's conquests She was one of his many conquests. people who boast about their sexual conquests
Recent Examples on the Web His conquest is made possible by leading the native, blue-eyed Fremen people, who believe Paul and his mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) are a prophesied mother and son who will bring peace to their planet Arrakis. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024 Looking back at our history, humanity's conquest of gravity propelled us to expand our horizons, revolutionizing the concepts of distance and time. Charles Beames, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 Not least, a Russian victory in Ukraine would shatter the post-1945 norm against the forcible conquest and annexation of territory, thereby pulling the world back toward vicious anarchy. Hal Brands, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024 The movement to build a temple for Ram at the same spot was not just about the return of a deity with crosscutting popularity in India as a just ruler and moral exemplar, but also the toppling of a symbol of conquest. Hari Kumar Atul Loke, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024 Palestinian representatives, will argue that Israel has violated the prohibition on territorial conquest by annexing large swaths of occupied land, has violated the Palestinians’ right to self-determination, and has imposed a system of racial discrimination and apartheid. NBC News, 19 Feb. 2024 Many bear inscriptions from prominent families of nearby Chiusi (one of the most important of the Etruscan cities), Perugia, and Siena, evidence that these families survived Roman conquest. Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2024 An outright evil Russian conquest has killed tens of thousands as Moscow seeks to dismantle democracy and reassume hegemonic control of its neighbor. TIME, 13 Feb. 2024 Since being introduced in 2019, Lincoln points out, the vehicle has a conquest rate of nearly 70%, the most of any Lincoln vehicle to attract owners of other vehicles to buy the model, a data point that's tracked carefully in the industry. Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *conquaesitus, alteration of Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquirere

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of conquest was in the 14th century

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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conquest. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

conquest

noun
con·​quest ˈkän-ˌkwest How to pronounce conquest (audio)
ˈkäŋ-
1
: the act or process of conquering
2
: something conquered

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