conquering

con·quer·ing
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/ˈkɒnkəɹɪŋ/

noun

An act of conquest.

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Meanings

nounconquering (plural conquerings)

plural conquerings

  1. An act of conquest.

    So Stellas heart finding what power Loue brings, / To keepe it ſelfe in life and liberty, / Doth willing graunt, that in the frontiers he / Vſe all to helpe his other conquerings: […]

    The New Arcadia

    c. 1580s, Philip Sidney, “Astrophel and Stella”, in [Mary Sidney], editor, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia […] [The New Arcadia], 3rd edition, London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1598, →OCLC, sonnet 29, page 528
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of conquer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of conquering

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conquestsubjectionsubjugation
Broader
capturegaining controlseizure
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conquestsubjectionsubjugation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From conquer + -ing.

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Chicago

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