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Webster 1913 Edition
Vanquish
Van′quish
(văṉ′kwĭsh)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Vanquished
(văṉ′kwĭsht)
; 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. wīg
war, battle, wīgend
a warrior, wīgan
to contend, fight, OHG. wīgant
a warrior, wīgan
to fight, Icel. vīg
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
. Van′quish
,Noun.
(Far.)
A disease in sheep, in which they pine away.
[Written also
vinquish
.] Webster 1828 Edition
Vanquish
VAN'QUISH
,Verb.
T.
1.
To conquer; to overcome; to subdue in battle; as an enemy.They vanquished the rebels in all encounters.
2.
To defeat in any contest; to refute in argument.VAN'QUISH
,Noun.
Definition 2024
vanquish
vanquish
English
Verb
vanquish (third-person singular simple present vanquishes, present participle vanquishing, simple past and past participle vanquished)
- To defeat, to overcome.
- Clarendon
- They […] vanquished the rebels in all encounters.
- Atterbury
- This bold assertion has been fully vanquished in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise.
- Clarendon
Translations
to defeat, to overcome
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