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conquest.

An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒŋkwɛst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɒŋkwəst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑnkwɛst/General-American/ˈkɑnkwəst/General-American
  1. An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.

    countable · uncountable
    Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persians
  2. An act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles.

    broadly · countable · figuratively · often · uncountable
    Mankind's conquest of space
  3. That which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  5. A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.

    colloquial · countable · figuratively · uncountable
  6. A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin quaerō Latin conquirō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conquīsītusder. Old French conquestebor. Middle English conquest English conquest Inherited from Middle English conquest, borrowed from Old French conqueste.

verb/ˈkɒŋkwɛst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɒŋkwəst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑnkwɛst/General-American/ˈkɑnkwəst/General-American
  1. To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin quaerō Latin conquirō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conquīsītusder. Old French conquestebor. Middle English conquest English conquest Inherited from Middle English conquest, borrowed from Old French conqueste.

verb/ˈkɒŋkwɛst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɒŋkwəst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑnkwɛst/General-American/ˈkɑnkwəst/General-American
  1. To conquer.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Medieval Latin conquestōlbor. Old French conquester Middle French conquesterbor. Middle English conquesten English conquest Inherited from Middle English conquesten, borrowed from Middle French conquester, from Old French conquester.

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