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Collocations for conquest - noun

ADJECTIVE

violent
the desire of each tribe to show its superiority through violent conquest
military
Muslim, Norman, Roman, Spanish, etc.
the Roman conquest of Britain
the European conquest of South America
the Muslim conquest of Spain in the 8th century
colonial, imperial
the English colonial conquest of the Indian subcontinent
territorial
Trade rather than territorial conquest was held to be the route to progress.
sexual
latest
Alicia's latest conquest, Victor

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VERB + conquest

make
The army made many conquests in the east.
complete

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PREPOSITION

by conquest, through conquest
He continued to expand his kingdom by conquest.
conquest of
the Spanish conquest of Mexico

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