conquest

noun

con·​quest ˈkän-ˌkwest 

ˈkäŋ-;

ˈkäŋ-kwəst

1

: the act or process of conquering

2

a

: something conquered

especially : territory appropriated in war

b

: a person whose favor or hand has been won

Synonyms

• dominating
• domination
• overpowering
• subduing
• subjecting
• subjection
• subjugating
• subjugation
• vanquishing

Examples of conquest in a Sentence

tales of the ancient army's conquests

She was one of his many conquests.

people who boast about their sexual conquests

Recent Examples on the Web

These small-scale attacks may prove most damaging to the norm against territorial conquest. —Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025

For the indigenous peoples of the Americas, these diseases were foreign invaders, spreading faster than European conquest itself. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025

Quite to the contrary, Alexandria remained a key commercial and military center for centuries after the conquest. —Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025

An initial assessment suggests the items were buried around the time of the Roman conquest of southern Britain, in the first century AD. —Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *conquaesitus, alteration of Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquirere

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing conquest

• pre-conquest

Rhymes for conquest

• reconquest

Kids Definition

conquest

noun

con·​quest ˈkän-ˌkwest 

ˈkäŋ-

1

: the act or process of conquering

2

: something conquered