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Vanquish

Vanquish Meaning & Definition
Vanquish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vanquish?

[v] come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vanquish: beat | beat out | crush | shell | trounce

Related Terms | Find terms related to Vanquish:

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Vanquish In Webster's Dictionary

\Van"quish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vanquished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vanquishing}.] [OE. venquishen, venquissen, venkisen,F. vaincre, pret. vainquis, OF. veintre, pret. venqui, venquis (cf. an OF. infin. vainquir), fr. L. vincere; akin to AS. w[=i]g war, battle, w[=i]gant a warrior, w[=i]gan to fight, Icel. v[=i]g battle, Goth. weihan to fight, contend. Cf. {Convince}, {Evict}, {Invincible}, {Victor}.] 1. To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy. --Hakluyt. They . . . Vanquished the rebels in all encounters. --Clarendon. 2. Hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to put down; to refute. This bold assertion has been fully vanquished in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise. --Atterbury. For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still. --Goldsmith. Syn: To conquer; surmount; overcome; confute; silence. See {Conquer}.
\Van"quish\, n. (Far.) A disease in sheep, in which they pine away. [Written also {vinquish}.]

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