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Conquest
ˈkɒŋkwɛst
Conquest definitions
noun
conquest
conquests
- the subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by military force
"the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish"
defeat beating conquering vanquishment vanquishing trouncing annihilation overpowering overthrow subduing subjugation rout mastery crushing seizure seizing takeover acquisition gain appropriation subjugation subjection capture occupation invasion annexation overrunning- a territory which has been subjugated by military force
"colonial conquests"
- the invasion and assumption of control of England by William of Normandy in 1066
- the overcoming of a problem or weakness
"the conquest of inflation"
- the successful ascent of a mountain, especially one not previously climbed
"the conquest of Everest"
- a person whose affection or favour has been won
"she was someone he could display before his friends as his latest conquest"