Conquest
['kɒŋkwest] or ['kɑŋkwɛst]
Definition
(noun.) success in mastering something difficult; 'the conquest of space'.
(noun.) the act of conquering.
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Definition
(n.) The act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force, whether physical or moral; subjection; subjugation; victory.
(n.) That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
(n.) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
(n.) The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle; as, the conquest of liberty or peace.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Subjugation, subjection, mastery, reduction, overthrow, rout.[2]. Victory, triumph.
Typist: Merritt
Examples
- And yet it all depends on the toilful conquest of a subtle and intricate art. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But all the Greek communities were not of this conquest type. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They will fight nature no longer as dull conscripts of the pick and plough, but for a splendid conquest. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- To-day traditional Christianity has weakened in the face of man's interest in the conquest of this world. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I abhor every common-place phrase by which wit is intended; and 'setting one's cap at a man,' or 'making a conquest,' are the most odious of all. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Another, to respect more the property of private persons under conquest, and to be content with acquired dominion. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- For a time they shared a common dread of French conquest and dominion. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Until that time books had to be written upon parchment or papyrus, and after the Arab conquest of Egypt Europe was cut off from the papyrus supply. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In 642 the Arabs having pushed their conquest into northern Africa gained possession of Alexa ndria. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Xerxes was murdered in his palace about 465 B.C., and thereafter Persia made no further attempts at conquest in Europe. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We can not see the long array of chariots and mail-clad men laden with the spoils of conquest, but we can imagine the pageant, after a fashion. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- My cousins say they are sure I have made a conquest; but for my part I declare I never think about him from one hour's end to another. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- All his dreams of conquest over disease a nd death seemed to vanish. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Only conquest from the outside could unite the Greeks, and until Greece was conquered they had no political unity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The problem was to do this without the loss of conquest and without permitting another general of the same political party to acquire like popularity. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Turkish conquests and the expansion of the known world robbed the Roman Empire of its former prestige of universality. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Now this story of Mongolian conquests is surely the most remarkable in all history. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He felt that science is of no country and that its conquests belong to mankind, but tha t the scientist must be a patriot in the service of his native lan d. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- During the same period the Moslems were also pressing their conquests further and further into Central Asia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The one seeks violent conquests, the other the relief of humanity. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Many conquests, sir? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He was left in the air, incapable of conducting sieges or establishing conquests. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Both in England and on the Continent the ascendant rulers seized upon Christianity as a unifying force to cement their conquests. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Many stories of his prowess and of his conquests were in circulation. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Nevertheless she was a great favourite with the men, and would make fifty conquests while Julia was bungling with one. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- They were victorious at last and divided their conquests equably among their great patrician families. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- But I doubt whether our conquests in the countries I treat of would be as easy as those of Ferdinando Cortez over the naked Americans. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The conquests of Alexander the Great cannot compare with them in extent. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As to admirers, you hardly know what they are; you can't even talk on the subject: you sit dumb when the other teachers quote their conquests. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The greater part of his Italian conquests was lost to the Lombards. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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