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vanquishvanquish /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ verb [transitive] literary ETYMOLOGYvanquishOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French venquis, past tense of veintre to defeat, from Latin vincere; ➔ VICTOR VERB TABLEvanquish |
Present | I, you, we, they | vanquish | | he, she, it | vanquishes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | vanquished | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have vanquished | | he, she, it | has vanquished | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had vanquished | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will vanquish | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have vanquished |
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Present | I | am vanquishing | | he, she, it | is vanquishing | | you, we, they | are vanquishing | Past | I, he, she, it | was vanquishing | | you, we, they | were vanquishing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been vanquishing | | he, she, it | has been vanquishing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been vanquishing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be vanquishing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been vanquishing |
THESAURUSto win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game, etc.► defeatto win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game, etc.: He has begun his campaign to defeat the president. Napoleon was defeated at the battle of Waterloo. ► overcome to fight and win against someone in a war, battle, or competition: Union troops finally overcame rebel forces in the south. ► conquer to defeat someone, especially a country, and get control of land and people: The Greeks conquered the Trojans. ► vanquish formal to defeat someone or something completely in a war or battle. Used in literature: The king and his knights vanquished their enemies and saved the kingdom. ► rout to defeat someone completely or by a very large amount: The Sioux were routed by the U.S. Cavalry, largely because of the army’s superior weapons. ► best formal to defeat someone, especially unexpectedly: In the Senate race, she bested two rivals who both had more money to spend and were better known. to defeat someone or something completely ► see thesaurus at defeat2 |