Vanquished

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of vanquish form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Defeated. not-comparable

    "We were the cause of the recovery of all the enemy people in Eastern Europe, and North and Southeast Asia. It's an unusual situation, an unusual program because the victor hardly ever helps the vanquished to recover. We did just that."

Synonyms

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beatenbestedbrokenconfoundedconqueredcrushed

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"It is not for the vanquished to talk of war."

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