vanquish Hear it!

vanquish Definition

van·quish (vaŋkwis̸h, 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

Related Forms:

vanquish Synonyms

vanquish

v.

conquer, overcome, subdue; see defeat 1, 2, 3. See syn. study at defeat.

vanquish Usage Examples

Object

  • foe: Of course the attacks of the democracy on the vanquished foe did not on that account cease.
  • demon: For a few months, Chris was helping the Charmed Ones vanquish every demon in the world.
  • enemy: The ancient Gael nailed the heads of his vanquished enemies to the door of his hut.
  • opponent: The US to it's credit has always been more than generous to it's vanquished opponents.
  • evil: I now set out to search the land to vanquish evil in the name of all that is good.
  • death: Your heads cloven by the pagans ' blades, O warriors of the King of glory, ye truly vanquished death.

Subject

  • power: The multitude rejoiced at the miracle, and was gladly vanquished by the power of God.

Adjective complement

  • evil: Be sure to find all nine pieces of armor to become truly unstoppable in your quest to vanquish evil.

Modifying Another Word

  • finally: He found fame leading the EEF in a brilliant open campaign, finally vanquishing the Turks in Palestine in 1918.
  • utterly: At this time, I hold myself more utterly vanquished, than ever his theme's weight overcame comic, or, tragic poet.
  • never: The third apparition tells him " Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him.
  • completely: Have there been no enemies that loomed large at one point, but now have been tamed and even completely vanquished?
  • easily: Early in our acquaintance we had several verbal battles, in which, I need hardly say, I was easily vanquished.
  • always: Or as Ibn Khaldun, the renowned philosopher of history, would say, the vanquished always looks up to and copy the victor.

Preposition: in

  • war: But the first to be vanquished in the war will be the thoroughly rotten democracy.

Preposition: by

  • power: The multitude rejoiced at the miracle, and was gladly vanquished by the power of God.

Browse dictionary entries near vanquish

  1. vanning
  2. vanner
  3. vanned
  4. vanity plate
  5. Vanity Fair
  6. vanity case
  7. vanity
  8. vanities
  9. vanitas
  10. vanishingly
  1. vanquisher
  2. vantage
  3. vantage point
  4. Vanua Levu
  5. Vanuatu
  6. vanward
  7. Vanzetti
  8. vapid
  9. vapidities
  10. vapidity