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

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

The conquest of love will not be abstract but vividly concrete for everyone, especially young people, and soon. —Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025

Ezekiel did his prophesying from exile before and after the destruction of the First Temple in the Babylonian conquest of 586 B.C.E., another defining cataclysm in Jewish history. —Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025

Farah Mohammed March 1, 2019 La Malinche was a key figure in the conquest of the Aztecs. —The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 3 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