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Definition conquest in American English

conquest noun

noun
/ˈkɑŋˌkwest/
1

the process of taking control of land or people during a war

Example

the Spanish conquest of Peru

Synonyms and related words
invade occupy suppress
1.1

the land or people that a more powerful army or government has taken control of during a war

Example

territories that were among Hitler's conquests of 1940

Synonyms and related words
invade occupy suppress
2

the process of gaining control of something through great effort

Example

our strategy for the conquest of foreign markets

Example

the conquest of Mount Everest

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achievement feat accomplishment
3

someone you have persuaded to have sex with you

Synonyms and related words
be made for each other be meant for catch
Definition conquest in American English