Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To defeat or conquer in battle; subjugate.
- transitive verb To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition. synonym: defeat.
- transitive verb To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A disease of sheep in which they pine away. Also
vinquish . - To conquer; overcome; especially, to subdue in battle, as an enemy.
- To defeat in any contest, as in argument; get the better of.
- To confute; show to be erroneous or unfounded; overturn.
- To overpower; prostrate; be too much for.
- To overpower the peculiar virtue or properties of; destroy or render inert; neutralize.
- = Syn. 1. Overcome, Subdue, etc. (see
conquer ), surmount, overthrow; rout, crush.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Far.) A disease in sheep, in which they pine away.
- transitive verb To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy.
- transitive verb Hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to put down; to refute.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
defeat , toovercome .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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There's just too many references – like Tessa says, we're asking an audience in Los Angeles to know what "vanquish" and "lactating" mean, not to mention the Battle of Orleans, Joan of Arc, and the French.
pentultimatrimonial 2004
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There's just too many references – like Tessa says, we're asking an audience in Los Angeles to know what "vanquish" and "lactating" mean, not to mention the Battle of Orleans, Joan of Arc, and the French.
k is for komedy 2004
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There is no way to "vanquish" them except by means of temporary abatement.
The Hurting 2008
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I'm optimistic that we can vanquish polio forever if other countries choose to learn from India's success.
Bill Gates: India Marks a Milestone for Child Health Bill Gates 2012
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As the nation flexed its full military might overseas for the first time, he joined 4.7 million Americans in uniform and was among 2 million U.S. troops shipped to France to vanquish the German kaiser.
Last U.S. World War I veteran Frank W. Buckles dies at 110 2011
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If they do not vanquish food, food will vanquish them.
Kerry Trueman: Let's Ask Marion Nestle: Is it Possible to Have an Unhealthy Obsession With Healthy Eating? Kerry Trueman 2011
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It was an act of self-defense in the face of blood-curdling threats to vanquish the Jewish state, not to mention the maritime blockade of the Straits of Tiran, the abrupt withdrawal of UN peacekeeping forces, and the redeployment of Egyptian and Syrian troops.
David Harris: Why History Matters: The 1967 Six-Day War David Harris 2011
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I'm optimistic that we can vanquish polio forever if other countries choose to learn from India's success.
Bill Gates: India Marks a Milestone for Child Health Bill Gates 2012
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It was an act of self-defense in the face of blood-curdling threats to vanquish the Jewish state, not to mention the maritime blockade of the Straits of Tiran, the abrupt withdrawal of UN peacekeeping forces, and the redeployment of Egyptian and Syrian troops.
David Harris: Why History Matters: The 1967 Six-Day War David Harris 2011
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As the nation flexed its full military might overseas for the first time, he joined 4.7 million Americans in uniform and was among 2 million U.S. troops shipped to France to vanquish the German kaiser.
Frank Buckles, last known World War I veteran, dies at 110 2011
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