vanquish \van"quish\ va^ng"kwi^sh, v. t. imp.  p. p.
   vanquished va^ng"kwi^sht; 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.
   wimacg war, battle, wimacgend a warrior, wimacgan to
   contend, fight, ohg. wimacgant a warrior, wimacgan to
   fight, icel. vimacg battle, goth. weihan to fight, contend.
   cf. convince, evict, invincible, victor.
   1. to conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy.
      --hakluyt.
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            they . . . vanquished the rebels in all encounters.
                                                  --clarendon.
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   2. hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to
      put down; to refute.
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            this bold assertion has been fully vanquished in a
            late reply to the bishop of meaux's treatise.
                                                  --atterbury.
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            for e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.
                                                  --goldsmith.
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   syn: to conquer; surmount; overcome; confute; silence. see
        conquer.
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see also:
vanquished vanquishing convince evict invincible victor 
conquer