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Meanings of make a conquest in English

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Usage of make a conquest in English
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One woman is determined to make a conquest flattering to her vanity.
Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos / T...
2
Take him in the right way, and make a conquest of him-forgood.
The Marriage of William Ashe
3
He liked to make a conquest of beauties as well as of provinces.
The Court of the Empress Josephine
4
You bade me seek and make a conquest of him, did you not?
Charlemont; Or, The Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky
5
I want you to make a conquest of the archduke.
The Coquette's Victim / Everyday Life Library No. 1
6
Yes of course she could make a conquest; by gaslight she was still passably goodlooking.
L'Assommoir
7
She received it from Émile de Girardin, of whom she endeavoured to make a conquest.
The Magnificent Montez: From Courtesan to Convert
8
To make a conquest of Lord Byron!
Jane and the madness of lord byron: being a jane austen mystery
9
I am not seeking to make a conquest of Mrs. Hanway-Harley; that tremendous ambition does not claim me.
The President: A Novel
10
He thought it would be pleasant to see more of her, delightful to make a conquest of her.
The Honorable Miss: A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town
11
How can you make a conquest?
The Golden Censer / Or, the duties of to-day, the hopes of the f...
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She awoke to the very matter-of-factness of the present moment, and she determined to make a conquest of Fitz.
The Grey Lady
13
You turned from a man who sincerely loved you to make a conquest of another whose heart was engaged.
The Son of Clemenceau, A Novel of Modern Love and Life
14
Had I been so unfortunate as to make a conquest, which would render me the rival of the captain?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1...
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Had she designed to make a conquest of her martial lover she could not have set to work more diplomatically.
Love Romances of the Aristocracy
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All were on fire to distinguish themselves by military achievements, and to make a conquest of importance for their master.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part C. / From...
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