## Meanings
1. The act of taking control of a country or people by force.
2. The act of gaining control over something difficult.
3. A person whose love or affection someone has won.

## Examples
- Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persians changed history.
- Humankind's conquest of space took decades of effort.
- He bragged about his latest romantic conquest.

## Derived Forms
- anticonquest
- counterconquest
- postconquest
- preconquest
- reconquest

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conquesten
- Root: conquester
- Root: conquestō

## Etymology
From Middle English conquesten, from Middle French conquester, from Old French conquester, from Medieval Latin conquestō.

## AI Etymology
conquest is a noun. It is from Middle English conquesten, from Middle French conquester, from Old French conquester, from Medieval Latin conquestō. Historical forms in the chain include conquesten (Middle English), conquester (Middle French), conquester (Old French), and conquestō (Medieval Latin). Current senses include the act of taking control of a country or people by force, the act of gaining control over something difficult, and a person whose love or affection someone has won. Derived forms include anticonquest, counterconquest, postconquest, preconquest, and reconquest.

## Topics
- People & Society

markdown

conquest

Meanings

Thesaurus

Common collocations

Etymology

Topics

External links

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Send feedback