to vanquish
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7.2
- verb
- /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/
- Formal
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- The champion managed to vanquish all her opponents in the tournament.
- vanquish the enemy
- vanquish an opponent
- vanquished in the war
So he says that the wise person vanquishes misfortune through courage.
- So he says that the wise person vanquishes misfortune through courage.
- And so Anselm is going to say that our mind is pinched by its own narrowness and vanquished by your fullness.
- She would freeze things and blow things up and we would go outside and we would throw little potions at trees because they were our demons and we try to Vanquish them.
- In some cases they were vanquished by fish, it looks like when fish evolved jaws and became more effective predators themselves.
- The chance to Vanquish the demons of fear, division and hate that have consumed US, America.
Examples
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He is a threat to humanity who must be vanquished at all costs.
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But this time it took three years for the mighty British Imperial Army to Vanquish a group of relatively untrained farmers.
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Only then can you vanquish the narcissist.
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Not until you have vanquished the enemy within yourselves.
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So he says that the wise person vanquishes misfortune through courage.
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Another worthy foe vanquished then, Commander.
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So they sent Nemesis to avenge all wrong and vanquish all evildoers.
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With renewed confidence, I stepped around my vanquished enemy, heading toward the drawbridge.
Fiction book (1999) -
A society that worships power vanquishes or converts societies that do not.
Fiction book (1992) -
And after he vanquishes this watery foe, he is acclaimed the king of the gods and the king of men.
Synonyms
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1.4
To defeat another person or team in a contest
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1.7
Beat someone completely in a contest or game
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4.7
To defeat completely, often by force, ending a group or idea
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9.9
To hurt or defeat someone very badly, often by hitting them
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3.8
Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize
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3.4
To remove someone or something from a competition by defeating them
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9.0
To beat or punish someone very badly
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4.0
Defeat someone or something completely using greater force
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5.5
To beat someone easily by a large amount
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7.5
To beat an opponent by a large amount in a game or contest
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3.7
Defeat an opponent completely and easily
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7.7
To beat someone completely in a game or fight
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7.5
To beat someone completely in a game or contest
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4.5
Beat someone completely in a game or contest
3
8.5
To beat someone very badly in a game or match
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6.8
To defeat someone completely in a contest
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8.8
To beat someone badly in a game or fight
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6.7
To beat someone very easily and completely in a game or contest
To defeat someone completely in a contest or argument
To beat someone badly in a game
To beat someone by a large amount in a game
Beat someone badly in a game or fight
To punish or defeat someone to stop their harmful actions
To beat other teams or companies by a lot
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Etymology
The word vanquish comes from the Latin vincere, which means 'to conquer'. You can see the same root in the word victory, so to vanquish someone is to defeat them completely.