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van·quish
(văng′kwĭsh, văn′-)tr.v. van·quished, van·quish·ing, van·quish·es
1.
a. To defeat or conquer in battle; subjugate.
b. To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition. See Synonyms at defeat.
2. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress: "She had had to wrench herself forcibly away from Katharine, and every step vanquished her desire" (Virginia Woolf).
[Middle English vaynquisshen, from Old French vainquir, vainquiss-, from Latin vincere; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]
van′quish·a·ble adj.
van′quish·er n.
van′quish·ment n.
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vanquish
(ˈvæŋkwɪʃ)vb (tr)
1. to defeat or overcome in a battle, contest, etc; conquer
2. to defeat or overcome in argument or debate
3. to conquer (an emotion)
[C14: vanquisshen, from Old French venquis vanquished, from veintre to overcome, from Latin vincere]
ˈvanquishable adj
ˈvanquisher n
ˈvanquishment n
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van•quish
(ˈvæŋ kwɪʃ, ˈvæn-)v.t.
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.
[1300–50; Middle English vencuschen,venquisshen < Old French vencus, past participle and venquis, past tense of veintre < Latin vincere to overcome]
van′quish•er, n.
van′quish•ment, n.
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vanquish
Past participle: vanquished
Gerund: vanquishing
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| Verb | 1. |  vanquish - 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"walk over - beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship" eliminate - remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race" whomp - beat overwhelmingly get the best, have the best, overcome - overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us" get the jump - be there first; "They had gotten the jump on their competitors" outsmart, outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfox, beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" surmount, master, overcome, subdue, get over - get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" outfight - to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans" checkmate, mate - place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" immobilise, immobilize - make defenseless outplay - excel or defeat in a game; "The Knicks outplayed the Lakers" |
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vanquish
verb (Literary) defeat, beat, conquer, reduce, stuff (slang), master, tank (slang), overcome, crush, overwhelm, put down, lick (informal), undo, subdue, rout, repress, overpower, quell, triumph over, clobber (slang), subjugate, run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), blow out of the water (slang), put to flight, get the upper hand over, put to rout a happy ending in which the hero vanquishes the monsters
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Translations
يَهْزِم، يَقْهَر
přemoci
overvinde
sigra, yfirbuga
iekarotpārspētuzvarēt
nedkjempeovervinne
yenmekalt etmek
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vanquish
[ˈvæŋkwɪʃ] vt → vaincrevantage point [ˈvɑːntɪdʒpɔɪnt] n (= place) → poste m d'observation
From a concealed vantage point, he saw a car arrive → De son poste d'observation, à l'abri des regards, il vit une voiture arriver.
From a concealed vantage point, he saw a car arrive → De son poste d'observation, à l'abri des regards, il vit une voiture arriver.
(= point in time, situation) → recul m
from today's vantage point → avec le recul, avec le recul que nous avons aujourd'hui
We can see the reasons from our 21st century vantage point
from today's vantage point → avec le recul, avec le recul que nous avons aujourd'hui
We can see the reasons from our 21st century vantage point
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vanquish
vt (liter) enemy, fears → bezwingen (geh)
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vanquish
(ˈvӕŋkwiʃ) verb to defeat or conquer. You must vanquish your fears.
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