plural conquests
1
: the act of taking control of a country, city, etc., through the use of force
tales of the ancient army's conquests
the Norman Conquest [=the conquest of England by the Normans in 1066]
tales of military conquest
2
: a country, city, etc., that an army has taken control of through the use of force
Napoleon's conquests
3
: a person someone has succeeded in having a romantic and especially a sexual relationship with
She was one of his many conquests.
people who boast about their sexual/amorous conquests
4
: success in defeating or dealing with something difficult or dangerous
—usually + of
the conquest of space/nature/disease
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/conquest. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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