Vanquish
/ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To defeat (someone); to overcome. transitive
"In ſingle Combat thou ſhalt buckle vvith me; / And if thou vanquiſheſt, thy vvords are true, / Othervviſe I renounce all confidence."
- 2 come out better in a competition, race, or conflict wordnet
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More examples"We must vanquish our opponents."
Etymology
From Middle English venquysshen, vaynquisshen, borrowed from a conjugated form of Old French veincre, from Latin vincō.