B2nounhistoryconflict
US/ˈkɑːn.kwest/
UK/ˈkɒŋ.kwest/
the act of taking control of a country or people by force
In context
The Spanish conquest of Mexico destroyed the Aztec empire within a few years.
Three times the Mongols tried to invade Đại Việt, and three times their conquest failed.
The Norman Conquest of 1066 changed the English language forever.
Words that go with conquest
noun + preposition
- conquest ofThe conquest of the city took more than a year.
- wars of conquestThe king spent most of his reign fighting wars of conquest.
adjective + noun
- military conquestThe empire grew through trade as much as military conquest.
- Spanish conquestMany local languages disappeared after the Spanish conquest.
- colonial conquestThe museum is now discussing objects taken during colonial conquest.