What is the difference between conquest, conquer, aggress and invade? Thanks so much
These four words have the almost same meaning, the act of getting control or put down by force/authority.
So what is the difference between them? Or how can I use them correctly?

Thanks soooooooo much!!!!!!

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What is the difference between conquest, conquer, aggress and invade? Thanks so much
These four words have the almost same meaning,  the act of getting control or put down by force/authority.
So what is the difference between them? Or how can I use them correctly?

Thanks soooooooo much!!!!!!

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CONQUER means to use force to control.  The person or country that is conquered is the CONQUEST.

I have never seen aggress.

INVADE means to enter a place (city, country) trying to CONQUER.  But an invasion may not succeed, so maybe the invador does not conquer.  If one country invades another country and succeeds, the invaded country is a conquest of the first.

I hope that makes sense. good luck.

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I would add that I have seen "agress" but it's very new (I think) and is back-formed from "aggression" - it means "to behave agressively" or "to perform an aggressive act".

Because it's such a new word, it sounds rather unpleasant to my ears - made up and unnatural. That's just my opinion though.

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