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

This makes direct conquest an irrational, even suicidal strategy rather than a calculated political maneuver. —Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025

In Asia, too, the field was wide open, and the Japanese militarists began their conquest of East Asia. —Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025

Stepping into it tells the story of centuries of trade, conquest, and resilience on the Swahili Coast. —Emese MacZko, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025

Such is the fate for courtship between vast but underpopulated remote island states, and a major continental superpower with a long history of conquests behind it. —Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 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