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vanquish

[ vang-kwish, van- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.

    Synonyms: quell, crush, suppress, subjugate

  2. to defeat in any contest or conflict; be victorious over:

    to vanquish one's opponent in an argument.

  3. to overcome or overpower:

    He vanquished all his fears.



vanquish

/ ˈvæŋkwɪʃ /

verb

  1. to defeat or overcome in a battle, contest, etc; conquer
  2. to defeat or overcome in argument or debate
  3. to conquer (an emotion)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈvanquishable, adjective
  • ˈvanquisher, noun
  • ˈvanquishment, noun
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Other Words From

  • vanquish·a·ble adjective
  • vanquish·er noun
  • vanquish·ment noun
  • un·vanquish·a·ble adjective
  • un·vanquished adjective
  • un·vanquish·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vanquish1

1300–50; Middle English vencuschen, venquisshen < Old French vencus past participle and venquis past tense of veintre < Latin vincere to overcome
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vanquish1

C14: vanquisshen, from Old French venquis vanquished, from veintre to overcome, from Latin vincere
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Example Sentences

“It’s like treating an individual patient while rebuilding the entire health-care system,” said Alfred Sommer, former dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who was part of the team that vanquished smallpox four decades ago.

It was the final chapter of a very polarizing time for the city attorney’s office, and he came out the vanquished.

Genetic analysis, which was not available during the original research, later confirmed that during the 1994 invasion, the aggressors didn’t just evict the vanquished.

It posited that microbes, not “miasma,” caused sickness and death, and that you could cure illnesses by vanquishing the offending microbe.

This time around, the Bolts made quick work of the Jackets in the first round, vanquishing their old foe in five games.

But there is a strong resolve to vote despite the risk, a fierce determination to vanquish the Vandals.

In an attempt to vanquish the monster, the superheroes step in and pummel him, knocking him to the ground.

To be competitive here three years from now, Rand knows he needs to vanquish Ron's long shadow.

Visco says she believes the way to vanquish the disease is through science.

She is credited with helping to end the war and vanquish dictator Charles Taylor in 2003, opening the door for Sirleaf.

The whole history of the Old Testament displays nothing but the vain efforts of God to vanquish the obstinacy of his people.

Lieut. Wilkinson and party appear in good spirits, and show a disposition which must vanquish every difficulty.

Jerry, who had been told of the trouble, was ready to descend upon the entire college and vanquish it single-handed.

After all, it was more important that she should vanquish her enemies than prove to a mere man that they really were her enemies.

He had met at last that which must vanquish all his resolutions, and turn all his desperate efforts into vanity.

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