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conquest

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒŋkwɛst/

The English word “conquest” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
  2. An act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles.
  3. That which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle.
  4. The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
  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.
  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.

verb

  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.
  2. To conquer.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English conquest, borrowed from Old French conqueste.

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