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vanquished |
2 definitions found 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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