vanquish

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/ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/

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/ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ · [ˈvæŋkʰw̥ɪʃ] · /ˈveɪ̯ŋkwɪʃ/ (US) · [ˈveɪ̯ŋkʰw̥ɪʃ] (US) · /ˈvɛ̃ŋkwɪʃ/ (US) · [ˈvɛ̃ŋkʰw̥ɪʃ] (US)

Definition of vanquish

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To defeat (someone); to overcome.

“In ſingle Combat thou ſhalt buckle vvith me; / And if thou vanquiſheſt, thy vvords are true, / Othervviſe I renounce all confidence.”
“This bold assertion has been so fully vanquish'd in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise.”
“They […] vanquished the rebels in all encounters.”

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From Middle English venquysshen, vaynquisshen, borrowed from a conjugated form of Old French veincre, from Latin vincō.

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