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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vanquish \Van"quish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vanquished}; p. pr &
vb n. {Vanquishing}.] [OE. venquishen venquissen
venkisen,F. vaincre pret. vainquis OF veintre pret.
venqui venquis (cf. an OF infin. vainquir), fr L. vincere;
akin to AS w[=i]g war, battle, w[=i]gant a warrior, w[=i]gan
to fight, Icel. v[=i]g battle, Goth. weihan to fight,
contend. Cf {Convince}, {Evict}, {Invincible}, {Victor}.]
1. To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy.
--Hakluyt.
They . . . Vanquished the rebels in all encounters.
--Clarendon.
2. 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.
--Atterbury.
For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still
--Goldsmith.
Syn: To conquer; surmount; overcome; confute; silence. See
{Conquer}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
vanquished
adj : decisively defeated in combat [syn: {beaten}, {conquered}, {overcome},
{overthrown}, {overwhelmed}, {routed}]
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