conquest en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkɑnkwəst/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɒŋkwəst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɑnkwɛst/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɒŋkwɛst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɑŋ-/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin quaerō Latin conquirō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conquīsītusder. Old French conquestebor. Middle English conquest English conquest Inherited from Middle English conquest, borrowed from Old French conqueste.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persians
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(broadly, countable, figuratively, often, uncountable) An act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles.
Mankind's conquest of space
Therefore, this dream of the human conquest of selfishness appeared devoid of any strong sense of the necessity of internal struggle to overcome it
2002, Merle Goldman, Leo Ou-fan Lee, An intellectual history of modern China, →ISBN, page 21:Three years sufficed for the conquest of the country.
1843, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Conquest of Mexico, […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper and Brothers, […], →OCLC:The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 194:
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(countable, uncountable) That which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle.
Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home?
1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
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(countable, obsolete, qualifier:feudal law, uncountable) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
What we call purchase, perquisitio, the feudists called conquest, conqucestus, or conquisitio
1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
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(colloquial, countable, figuratively, uncountable) A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.
And, crowning glory of the evening! a conquest was made, a conquest so sudden, so brilliant, and so obvious, that it was enough to give any fête at which it occurred the immortality of a season.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Chapter XVIII. The Fête.”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 134:
- (countable, uncountable) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conquests | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
reconquest · conquest sale · preconquest · postconquest · Norman Conquest · counterconquest · war of conquest · anticonquest
Translations (99)
ar تَسْخِير (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · be здабыццё (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · bg завоева́ние (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · gl conquista (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · fi valtaus (that which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle) · pl podbój (competitive mode in first-person shooter games) · fi valloitus (act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles) · he כִּבּוּשׁ (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · fi lipunvaltaus (competitive mode in first-person shooter games) · sh осва́ја̄ње (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · pl tryb podboju (competitive mode in first-person shooter games) · ru завоева́ние (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · uz fath (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · sv erövring (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · hu hódítás (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · it conquista (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · es conquista (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · nl verovering (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · nrf contchête (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · fa تسخیر (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · lt užkariavimas (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · bg завою́ване (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · tr istila (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · sq pushtim (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · pt conquista (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · de Eroberung (that which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle) · vi sự chinh phục (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · uk завоюва́ння (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · fi valloitus (person whose romantic affections one has gained) · de Conquest (competitive mode in first-person shooter games) · el άλωση (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ca conquesta (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · fi voitto (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · it soggiogamento (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · fi valloitus (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · gd ceannsachadh (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ar إِخْضَاع (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · be заваёва (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · cs dobytí (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · mk освојување (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ja 征服 (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · fi valloitus (that which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle) · ga gabháltas (that which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle) · tk basyp (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · da erobring (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · cy concwest (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · hy նվաճում (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · cmn 征服 (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · uz bosib (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ru покоре́ние (act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles) · grc κατάκτησις (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · sk dobytie (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · uz istilo (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · uk здобуття́ (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · az fəth (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · be заваява́нне (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ps فتح (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ps استيلا (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · hi विजय (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · bn বিজয় (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · hi फ़तह (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · lv uzvara (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · pl podbój (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ar اِسْتِيلَاء (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · tg истило (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · grc ἅλωσις (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · txb yūkalñe (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ar اِنْتِصَار (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · de Conquestmodus (competitive mode in first-person shooter games) · eo konkero (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ga concas (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · fa فتح (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · hi जयन (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · tg фатҳ (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ka დაპყრობა (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ar اِحْتِلال (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · lv iekarošana (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · fi voitto (act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles) · cmn 戰勝 /战胜 (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ro cucerire (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · nb erobring (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ur فتح (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ar فَتْح (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · hi पराजय (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · et vallutus (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ko 정복 (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · vo konker (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · el κατάκτηση (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ca conquista (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · sl osvojitev (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · ru преодоле́ние (act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles) · az istila (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · mi raupatu (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · de Eroberung (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · fr conquête (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · sh osvájānje (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · fa استیلا (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy) · de Conquest-Modus (competitive mode in first-person shooter games) · tr fetih (act or instance of achieving victory through combat; subjugation of an enemy)