Conquer vs Conquest - What's the difference?
conquer | conquest |
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
To overcome an abstract obstacle.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
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To gain, win, or obtain by effort.
To acquire by force of arms, win in war.
Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
(figuratively, by extenstion) An act or instance of an obstacle.
* Prescott
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That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
* Shakespeare
(feudal law) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
(colloquial, figurative) A person with whom one has had sex.
Conquest is a derived term of conquer.
As verbs the difference between conquer and conquest
is that conquer is to defeat in combat; to subjugate while conquest is to conquer.As a noun conquest is
victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.As a proper noun Conquest is
the personification of conquest, (also known as Pestilence), often depicted riding a white horse.conquer
English
Verb
(en verb)- We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms.
- By winning words to conquer hearts, / And make persuasion do the work of fear.
Derived terms
* conquerable * unconquerable * conqueror * conquestconquest
English
(wikipedia conquest)Noun
(en noun)- Three years sufficed for the conquest of the country.
- Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home?
- (Blackstone)
