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vanquish definition

van·quish (vaŋ′kwis̸h, van′-)

transitive verb

  1. to conquer or defeat in battle; force into submission
    1. to defeat in any conflict, as in argument
    2. to overcome (a feeling, condition, etc.); suppress

Etymology: ME venquissen < OFr veinquis-, inflectional stem of veinquir < L vincere, to conquer: see victor

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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