vanquish
verbattested in dialogue
- Canada//ˈveɪ̯ŋkwɪʃ//
- Canada/[ˈveɪ̯ŋkʰw̥ɪʃ]/
- Canada//ˈvɛ̃ŋkwɪʃ//
- //ˈvæŋkwɪʃ//
- /[ˈvæŋkʰw̥ɪʃ]/
To defeat (someone); to overcome.
verb
- 1
To defeat (someone); to overcome.
In ſingle Combat thou ſhalt buckle vvith me; / And if thou vanquiſheſt, thy vvords are true, / Othervviſe I renounce all confidence.
This bold assertion has been so fully vanquish'd in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise.
They […] vanquished the rebels in all encounters.
Etymology
From Middle English venquysshen, vaynquisshen, borrowed from a conjugated form of Old French veincre, from Latin vincō.
Forms
- past tense
- vanquished
- past participle
- vanquished
- present participle
- vanquishing
- third person singular
- vanquishes
vanishing · That vanishes.vanity · That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no…Vanity · A female given name.
vanquish · To defeat (someone); to overcome.
Vargas · A surname from Spanish.variation · The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position,…variety · A deviation or difference.