vanquish

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/

Verb

vanquish (vanquishes, present participle vanquishing; past and past participle vanquished)

1. To defeat, to overcome.

   • They […] vanquished the rebels in all encounters.

   • This bold assertion has been fully vanquished in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise.

Related terms

• convince
• evince
• victor

Translations

• French: vaincre
• German: besiegen
• Italian: sopraffare, sconfiggere, vincere
• Portuguese: derrotar, vencer, superar
• Russian: побежда́ть
• Spanish: vencer

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