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to defeat an enemy or opponent, especially in war: Napoleon was vanquished at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. The vanquished army surrendered their weapons. Synonyms. annihilate informal. beat (DEFEAT) conquer. crush (BEAT) defeat. hammer (DEFEAT) informal. thrash (DEFEAT) informal. trounce informal. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
Oct 8, 2011 · 1. : to overcome in battle : subdue completely. 2. : to defeat in a conflict or contest. 3. : to gain mastery over (an emotion, passion, or temptation) vanquish your fear. vanquishable. ˈvaŋ-kwi-shə-bəl. ˈvan- adjective. vanquisher noun. Synonyms. conquer. dominate. overpower. pacify. subdue. subject. subjugate. subordinate.
to defeat an enemy or opponent, especially in war: Napoleon was vanquished at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. The vanquished army surrendered their weapons. Synonyms. annihilate informal. beat (DEFEAT) conquer. crush (BEAT) defeat. hammer (DEFEAT) informal. thrash (DEFEAT) informal. trounce. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
1. to conquer by superior force, as in battle. 2. to defeat in any contest or conflict. 3. to overcome: to vanquish one's fears.
Synonyms for VANQUISHING: conquest, dominating, domination, subduing, subjugation, subjection, takeover, victory; Antonyms of VANQUISHING: liberation, freeing, emancipation, release, enfranchisement, manumission, liberating, springing.
To vanquish is to be the complete and total winner, to overpower and overcome, whether in a contest, a race, or a war. It generally suggests a total trouncing, to the point of humiliation — or worse — for the loser. Sometimes words for the same thing are effective in different ways because they offer different levels of meaning.
1. to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle. 2. to defeat in any contest or conflict; be victorious over. to vanquish one's opponent in an argument. 3. to overcome or overpower. He vanquished all his fears. SYNONYMS 1. subjugate, suppress, crush, quell.
Definition of vanquish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The earliest known use of the noun vanquishing is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for vanquishing is from before 1325, in Statutes of the Realm.
to defeat an enemy or opponent, especially in war: Napoleon was vanquished at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. The vanquished army surrendered their weapons. Synonyms. annihilate informal. beat (DEFEAT) conquer. crush (BEAT) defeat.
