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Etymology edit

From Middle English venquysshen, vaynquisshen, borrowed from a conjugated form of Old French veincre, from Latin vincō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/
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Verb edit

vanquish (third-person singular simple present vanquishes, present participle vanquishing, simple past and past participle vanquished)

  1. (transitive) To defeat (someone); to overcome.

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