Definitions for vanquishˈvæŋ kwɪʃ, ˈvæn-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
van•quishˈvæŋ kwɪʃ, ˈvæn-(v.t.)
to conquer by superior force, as in battle.
to defeat in any contest or conflict.
to overcome:
to vanquish one's fears.
Origin of vanquish:
1300–50; ME vencuschen,venquisshen < OF vencus, ptp. and venquis, past tense of veintre < L vincere to overcome
van′quish•ment(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish(verb)
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
Wiktionary
vanquish(Verb)
To defeat, to overcome.
Origin: From vaynquisshen, from vanquir, from vincere.
Webster Dictionary
Vanquish(verb)
to conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy
Vanquish(verb)
hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to put down; to refute
Vanquish(noun)
a disease in sheep, in which they pine away
Translations for vanquish
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oorwin, verslaanAfrikaans
- يَهْزِم، يَقْهَرArabic
- побеждавамBulgarian
- dominarPortuguese (BR)
- přemociCzech
- bezwingenGerman
- overvindeDanish
- (υπερ)νικώ, κατακτώGreek
- vencerSpanish
- võitu saamaEstonian
- شکست دادن؛ سرکوب کردنFarsi
- kukistaaFinnish
- vaincreFrench
- לְהָבִיסHebrew
- जीतनाHindi
- pobijediti, porazitiCroatian
- legyőzHungarian
- menaklukkanIndonesian
- sigra, yfirbugaIcelandic
- vincereItalian
- ～に打勝つJapanese
- 항복시키다, 정복하다Korean
- nugalėti, nuslopintiLithuanian
- uzvarēt; pārspēt; iekarotLatvian
- menewaskan`Malay
- overwinnenDutch
- overvinne, seire overNorwegian
- pokonaćPolish
- dominarPortuguese
- aînvingeRomanian
- преодолеватьRussian
- prekonaťSlovak
- premagatiSlovenian
- porazitiSerbian
- övervinna, besegraSwedish
- กำจัดThai
- yenmekTurkish
- 戰勝Chinese (Trad.)
- перемагати; подолатиUkrainian
- قابو پاناUrdu
- đánh bại, chinh phụcVietnamese
- 战胜Chinese (Simp.)
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