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van·quish
 vanquish
- pronunciation:
- vaeng
kwihsh
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
vanquished, vanquishes, vanquishing |
| definition: |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome.
With their advanced weapons, they easily vanquished their enemies.- synonyms:
- conquer, master, overcome, overpower, subjugate
- similar words:
- beat, best, crush, defeat, drub, lick, overwhelm, rout, subdue, whip, win
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| related words: |
bow, down, overrun, overthrow, subordinate, thrash, trounce |
| derivations: |
vanquishable (adj.), vanquished (n.), vanquisher (n.), vanquishment (n.) |
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