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van·quish (vaŋ′kwis̸h, van′-)
transitive verb
- to conquer or defeat in battle; force into submission
- to defeat in any conflict, as in argument
- to overcome (a feeling, condition, etc.); suppress
Etymology: ME venquissen < OFr veinquis-, inflectional stem of veinquir < L vincere, to conquer: see victor
Related Forms:
- vanquisher van′·quisher noun
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