conquest UK /ˈkɒŋkwɛst/US /ˈkɑnkwɛst/noun 6verb 2forms 3 noun6 •An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy. •(figurative) An act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles.Mankind's conquest of space •That which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle.Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home? — 1599 •(informal, figurative) A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.And, crowning glory of the evening! a conquest was made, a conquest so sudden, so brilliant, and so obvious, that it was enough to give any fête at which it occurred the immortality of a season. — 1837 •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. •(no longer used) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.What we call purchase, perquisitio, the feudists called conquest, conqucestus, or conquisitio — 1765 verb2 •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. •(no longer used) To conquer. formsconquested · conquesting · conquests
