conquest

Universal Words noun 1 [sing.,U] the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force: the Norman Conquest (= of England in 1066) 2 [C] an area of land taken by force: the Spanish conquests in South America 3 [C] (usually humorous) a person that sb has persuaded to love them or to have sex with them: I'm just one of his many conquests. * I think you've made a conquest. 4 [U] the act of gaining control over sth that is difficult or dangerous: the conquest of inflation