conquest (redirected from Conquesting)

con·quest  (knkwst, kng-)

n.

1. The act or process of conquering. See Synonyms at victory.

2. Something, such as territory, acquired by conquering.

3. One that has been captivated or overcome: The pianist made a conquest of every audience on the tour.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *conquaesta, feminine past participle of *conquaerere, to conquer; see conquer.]

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conquest [ˈkɒnkwɛst ˈkɒŋ-]

n

1. the act or an instance of conquering or the state of having been conquered; victory

2. a person, thing, etc., that has been conquered or won

3. the act or art of gaining a person's compliance, love, etc., by seduction or force of personality

4. a person, whose compliance, love, etc., has been won over by seduction or force of personality

[from Old French conqueste, from Vulgar Latin conquēsta (unattested), from Latin conquīsīta, feminine past participle of conquīrere to seek out, procure; see conquer]

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Conquest [ˈkɒnkwɛst ˈkɒŋ-]

n

(Historical Terms)

the See Norman Conquest

(Historical Terms)

the Canadian the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conquest - the act of conquering                 conquering, subjection, subjugation capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
	2.	conquest - success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space" success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
	3.	conquest - an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone seduction success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" sexual conquest, score - a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"

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conquest

noun

1. takeover, coup, acquisition, invasion, occupation, appropriation, annexation, subjugation, subjection He had led the conquest of southern Poland in 1939.

2. defeat, victory, triumph, overthrow, pasting (slang), rout, mastery, vanquishment This hidden treasure charts the brutal Spanish conquest of the Aztecs.

3. seduction people who boast about their sexual conquests

4. catch, prize, supporter, acquisition, follower, admirer, worshipper, adherent, fan, feather in your cap He was a womaniser whose conquests included everyone from prostitutes to princesses.

Translations

conquest [ˈkɒŋkwest] N → conquista f

conquest [ˈkɒnkwɛst ˈkɒŋkwɛst] n

[country] → conquête f
the conquest of space → la conquête de l'espace

(sexual) → conquête f

conquest

n → Eroberung f; (of enemy etc, disease) → Sieg m (→ of über +acc), → Bezwingung f; (inf: = person) → Eroberung f

conquest [ˈkɒŋkwɛst] n → conquista