The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vanquish \Van"quish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vanquished; p. pr. & vb. n. Vanquishing.] [OE. venquishen, venquissen, venkisen,F. vaincre, pret. vainquis, OF. veintre, pret. venqui, venquis (cf. an OF. infin. vainquir), fr. L. vincere; akin to AS. w[=i]g war, battle, w[=i]gant a warrior, w[=i]gan to fight, Icel. v[=i]g battle, Goth. weihan to fight, contend. Cf. Convince, Evict, Invincible, Victor.]
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To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy.
--Hakluyt.They . . . Vanquished the rebels in all encounters.
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Hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to put down; to refute.
This bold assertion has been fully vanquished in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise.
--Atterbury.For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.
--Goldsmith.Syn: To conquer; surmount; overcome; confute; silence. See Conquer.
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vb. (present participle of vanquish English)
Usage examples of "vanquishing".
The strength of the legions was in the hands of the four partners of sovereignty, and the despair of successively vanquishing four formidable rivals might intimidate the ambition of an aspiring general.
We have a potion, we have a vanquishing spell, and we have the element of surprise.
A well of sealed and secret happiness, Whose waters like blithe light and music are, Vanquishing dissonance and gloom?
Nevertheless, this snowstorm underlined the urgency of his researches, the necessity of vanquishing the Princesses before he was trapped up here in the mountains by the great winter tempests.
English stand alone on the crest, the distant plain being lighted only by musket-flashes from the vanquishing enemy.
Leo had already orbed himself and Cole back home to check on the manor before giving the news of their vanquishings to the Elders.