conquest
pronunciation
How to pronounce conquest in British English:
UK [ˈkɒŋkwest]
How to pronounce conquest in American English:
US [ˈkɑːŋkwest]
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- Noun:
- the act of conquering
- success in mastering something difficult
- an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
Word Origin
- conquest (n.)
- early 14c., a merged word from Old French conquest "acquisition" (Modern French conquêt), and Old French conqueste "conquest, acquisition" (Modern French conquête), both from past participle of conquerre, from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere (see conquer).
Synonym
Example
- 1. The aztec confederacy began a campaign of conquest and assimilation .
- 2. In tripoli the cohesion that marked the conquest could unravel .
- 3. The end of conquest is a virtually ignored milestone in history .
- 4. That amounts to a major economic conquest without using a single soldier .
- 5. China was built through a process of conquest and merging of diverse groups .