conquest
noun/ˈkɒŋkwest/
/ˈkɑːŋkwest/
- [countable, uncountable] the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force
- the Norman Conquest (= of England in 1066)
Extra ExamplesTopics Historyc2- He continued to expand his kingdom by conquest.
- The army made many conquests in the east.
- Trade rather than territorial conquest was held to be the route to progress.
- the British colonial conquest of the Indian subcontinent
- the European conquest of South America
- the Muslim conquest of Spain in the 8th century
- the Roman conquest of Britain
- the Spanish conquest of Mexico
- the desire of each tribe to show its superiority through violent conquest
- the rapid conquest of Madrid
- The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 led to changes in the system of government.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- violent
- military
- Muslim
- …
- make
- complete
- by conquest
- through conquest
- conquest of
- …
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- [countable] an area of land taken by force
- the Spanish conquests in South America
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- violent
- military
- Muslim
- …
- make
- complete
- by conquest
- through conquest
- conquest of
- …
- [countable] (usually humorous) a person that somebody has persuaded to love them or to have sex with them
- I'm just one of his many conquests.
- I think you’ve made a conquest.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- violent
- military
- Muslim
- …
- make
- complete
- by conquest
- through conquest
- conquest of
- …
- [uncountable] the act of gaining control over something that is difficult or dangerous
- the conquest of inflation
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- violent
- military
- Muslim
- …
- make
- complete
- by conquest
- through conquest
- conquest of
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French conquest(e), based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) + quaerere ‘seek’.
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