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Synonyms
van·quish (vănǵkwĭsh, văń-)

[Middle English vaynquisshen, from Old French vainquir, vainquiss-, from Latin vincere.]

transitive verb: -quished, -quish·ing, -quish·es. 

    1. To defeat or conquer in battle; subjugate.
    2. To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition.
  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) See synonyms at defeat

derivatives

vańquish·a·ble
adjective
vańquish·er
noun
vańquish·ment
noun