conquest

con·quest

 (kŏn′kwĕst′, kŏng′-)

n.

1. The act or process of conquering: the Spanish conquest of Mexico; the conquest of an infectious disease; the conquest of shyness.

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

3.

a. A person or group whose affection or admiration has been gained: The pianist made a conquest of every audience on the tour.

b. A person who has been seduced by another.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *conquaesīta, 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

[C13: 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

1. (Historical Terms) the Conquest See Norman Conquest

2. (Historical Terms) the Conquest Canadian the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763

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con•quest

(ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ-)

n.

1. the act or process of conquering.

2. the winning of favor, love, etc.

3. a person whose favor, affection, etc., has been won.

4. anything acquired by conquering.

5. the Conquest, Norman Conquest.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *conquaesita, for Latin conquīsīta]

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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.

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conquest

noun

The act of conquering:

triumph, victory, win.

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Translations

فَتْح، غَزْو، اكْتِساب حُب

dobytívítězství

erobring

Eroberung

conquista

conquête

hódítás

hertaka; ávinningur

conquista

завоеваниепреодоление

dobytie

osvojitev

fetihzapt

征服

conquest

[ˈkɒŋkwest] N → conquista f

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conquest

[ˈkɒnkwɛst ˈkɒŋkwɛst] n

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

(sexual) → conquête f

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conquest

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

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conquest

[ˈkɒŋkwɛst] n → conquista

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conquer

(ˈkoŋkə) verb

to overcome or defeat. The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark. oorwin, verower, verslaan, baasraak; seëvier; onderwerp, oorweldig, inneem يَتَغَلَّب على، يَقْهَر، يَفْتَح، يَسْتَوْلي побеждавам conquistar dobýt, přemoct erobern, überwinden erobre; besejre κατακτώconquistar, vencer vallutama, võitu saama غلبه کردن؛ شکست دادن vallata conquérir, vaincre לִכבּוֹש जीतना osvojiti, pobijediti, svladati meghódít menaklukkan sigra; leggja undir sig conquistare 征服する 정복하다 užkariauti, nugalėti, įveikti iekarot; uzvarēt; pārvarēt menguasai veroverenseire, erobre, underlegge seg podbijać, pokonywać برى موندل، فتح كول، نيول conquistar a cuceri, a învinge завоевывать; преодолевать dobyť; premôcť osvojiti; premagati osvojiti erövra, besegra ชนะ fethetmek 征服 завойовувати; підкоряти شكست دينا، فتح پانا، قابو پانا chinh phục 征服

ˈconqueror noun

oorwinnaar, veroweraar فاتِح، غازٍ، مُنْتَصِر завоевател conquistador dobyvatel, přemožitel der Eroberer erobrer; sejrherre κατακτητήςconquistador vallutaja کشورگشا؛ فاتح valloittaja conquérant/-ante כובש जीतने वाला osvajač, pobjednik hódító penakluk sigurvegari conquistatore, conquistatrice 征服者 정복자 užkariautojas iekarotājs penakluk veroveraarerobrer, seierherrezdobywca فاتح conquistador cuceritor завоеватель dobyvateľ, -ka osvajalec osvajač erövrare, besegrare ผู้ชนะ fatih 征服者 завойовник فاتح người chinh phục 征服者

conquest (ˈkoŋkwest) noun

(an) act of conquering. The Norman Conquest; He's impressed with you – you've made a conquest. oorwinning, verowering; wins, buit فَتْح، غَزْو، اكْتِساب حُب завладяване conquista dobytí, vítězství die Eroberung erobring κατάκτησηconquista vallutus پیروزی؛ غلبه valloitus conquêteכבוש, כיבוש जीत osvajanje hódítás penaklukan hertaka; ávinningur conquista 征服 정복 užkariavimas iekarošana; pakļaušana penaklukan veroveringerobringpodbój برى، بريالى توب، دبل هيواد نيونه: نيول شوې هيواد conquista cucerire завоевание dobytie osvojitev osvajanje erövring, seger ชัยชนะ fetih, zapt 征服 завоювання, підкорення فتح، جيت sự chinh phục 征服

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