conquest
conquests
Alexander the Great's famous conquest of the Persian Empire was an act of conquering. For Casanova, on the other hand, a conquest was an act of seduction.
Conquest derives from the Vulgar Latin word conquaerere, meaning "to search for, procure by effort, or win." In addition to its most commonly used meanings — conquering and seduction — conquest has a third, less well-known meaning: a success in mastering something difficult, like the violin, for instance, or flying an airplane.
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the act of conquering
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synonyms:
conquering, subjection, subjugation
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examples:
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Norman Conquest
the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066)
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type of:
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capture, gaining control, seizure
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
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Norman Conquest
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success in mastering something difficult“the conquest of space”
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type of:
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success
an attainment that is successful
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success
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an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
Vocabulary lists containing conquest
This nonfiction work tells the amazing survival story of Ernest Shackleton and his crew after their ship Endurance sank in Antarctica in 1914.
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