as in domination
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the conquest of much of North and South America by the Spanish during the 16th century
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The conquest of love will not be abstract but vividly concrete for everyone, especially young people, and soon.
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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
The difficult realities of conquest also turned many soldiers against the invasion of Canada.
—G. Patrick O'Brien, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
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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
The difficult realities of conquest also turned many soldiers against the invasion of Canada.
—G. Patrick O'Brien, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conquest. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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