vanquish

Vanquish is defined as to defeat or overcome.

(verb)

An example of vanquish is for a team to beat the opposing side.

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See vanquish in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

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

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See vanquish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb van·quished, van·quish·ing, van·quish·es
  1. a. To defeat or conquer in battle; subjugate.
    b. To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition.
  2. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress: “She had had to wrench herself forcibly away from Katharine, and every step vanquished her desire” (Virginia Woolf). See Synonyms at defeat.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English vaynquisshen

Origin: , from Old French vainquir, vainquiss-

Origin: , from Latin vincere; see weik-3 in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • vanˈquish·a·ble adjective
  • vanˈquish·er noun
  • vanˈquish·ment noun

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