vanquish v : come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce]

English

Etymology

From Middle English vaynquisshen, from Old French vanquir, from Latin vincere

Pronunciation

• /ˈvaŋkwɪʃ/, /"vaNkwIS/

Verb

1. To defeat, to overcome.

Translations

Vanquish can refer to:

• Aston Martin V12 Vanquish automobile
• Vanquish, brand name for a formulation of dicamba pesticide
• Vanquish brand pain reliever

bear down, beat down, bend, break, conquer, crush, defeat, fell, flatten, humble, master, overpower, override, overturn, prostrate, put down, quell, reduce, ride down, smash, subdue, subjugate, subvert, suppress, surmount, trample, trample down, trample underfoot, tread underfoot