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Vanquish
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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: See Also | bat | best | cheat | checkmate | chicane | chouse | clobber | defeat | drub | eliminate | exceed | get the jump | immobilise | immobilize | jockey | lick | mate | mop up | outdo | outfight | outflank | outgo | outmatch | outplay | outpoint | outscore | outstrip | overcome | overmaster | overpower | overwhelm | pip | rack up | rout | scoop | screw | shaft | spreadeagle | spread-eagle | surmount | surpass | thrash | trump | whip | whomp | win | worst 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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