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van⋅quish

  [vang-kwish, van-]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
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.
Origin:
1300–50; ME vencuschen, venquisshen < OF vencus ptp. and venquis past tense of veintre < L vincere to overcome

Related forms:
van⋅quish⋅a⋅ble, adjective
van⋅quish⋅er, noun
van⋅quish⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
1. subjugate, suppress, crush, quell.
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van·quish   (vāng'kwĭsh, vān'-)   
tr.v.   van·quished, van·quish·ing, van·quish·es
    1. To defeat or conquer in battle; subjugate.
    2. To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition.
  2. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress: "She had had to wrench herself forcibly away from Katharine, and every step vanquished her desire" (Virginia Woolf). See Synonyms at defeat.

[Middle English vaynquisshen, from Old French vainquir, vainquiss-, from Latin vincere; see weik-3 in Indo-European roots.]
van'quish·a·ble adj., van'quish·er n., van'quish·ment n.
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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.]

1. To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy. --Hakluyt.

They . . . Vanquished the rebels in all encounters. --Clarendon.

2. 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.

Vanquish

Van"quish\, n. (Far.) A disease in sheep, in which they pine away. [Written also vinquish.]
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Language Translation for : vanquish
Spanish: vencer,
German: bezwingen,
Japanese: ～に打勝つ
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vanquish 
c.1330, from O.Fr. venquis (past tense), and vencus (p.p.), from veintre "defeat," from L. vincere "defeat" (see victor). Influenced in M.E. by M.Fr. vainquiss-, present stem of vainquir "conquer," from O.Fr. vainkir, alteration of veintre.
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