conquistar
/konkisˈtaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to enamor, romantically convince
🏰💘 con + quest: you win it on a quest, the root of conquistador
It comes from Latin conquirere, to seek out. Its root quaerere also gives English quest and query. Spanish uses the same verb for armies and for admirers: conquistar una ciudad means to take a city, and conquistar a alguien means to win someone's heart.