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/vˈæŋkwɪʃ/ Listen

verb

Vanquish v. t. (past & past part. vanquished; pres. part. vanquishing)

To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy. "They... vanquished the rebels in all encounters."

Hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to put down; to refute. "This bold assertion has been fully vanquished in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise." "For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still."

Synonyms: To conquer; surmount; overcome; confute; silence. See Conquer.

noun

Vanquish n. (Written also vinquish) (Far.) A disease in sheep, in which they pine away.

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"Vanquish" Quotes from Famous Books

... underground shanty. It was intended that there should be no delay in this part of the scene; Turk had been through his portion of the programme many times, and had allowed himself to be hauled up and down with his usual good-nature. As it was expected, therefore, that Putnam would vanquish the wolf in no time, no dialogue had been provided for the friends and neighbors waiting outside, and as time passed and no signal to "draw up," came, they grew somewhat embarrassed. Tom, urged by necessity, spoke impromptu: "He fighteth the wolf!" he cried; "he fighteth ...

— The Old Stone House • Anne March

... explain it to myself. He has not said a word to me against my mother. I do not know how this is come to pass. How wicked I am! The demons have taken possession of me. Lord, come to my help, for with my own strength alone I cannot vanquish myself. A terrible impulse urges me to leave this house. I wish to escape, to fly from it. If he does not take me, I will drag myself after him through the streets. What divine joy is this that mingles in my breast with so cruel a grief? Lord God, my father, illumine me. I desire only ...

— Dona Perfecta • B. Perez Galdos

... fierce battle upon the roof of a hotel in New York City. Then, visiting the Davis home in Philadelphia, the patriotic Washingtons vanquish the Hessians on a battle-field in the empty lot back ...

— The Story of a Monkey on a Stick • Laura Lee Hope

... domestic criticism. His mother, not incapable of deep affections, but so mortified by her social position that she lived until eighty without indulging in a tender expression, did not recognise in her only offspring a being qualified to control or vanquish his impending fate. His existence only served to swell the aggregate of many humiliating particulars. It was not to her a source of joy, or sympathy, or solace. She foresaw for her child only a future of degradation. Having a strong, clear ...

— Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) • Isaac D'Israeli

... fate can strip and plunder us of all, and yet something will remain in us at the last, that nothing in heaven or earth can vanquish. Our bodies are doomed to die, and our spirit to be extinguished, yet still we bear within us the spark, the germ of an eternity of harmony and light both for the ...

— The Great Hunger • Johan Bojer

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