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Definition of: vanquish
(vang′kwish, van′-) v.t.
1. To defeat in battle; overcome; conquer.
2. To suppress or overcome (a feeling or emotion): to vanquish lust.
3. To defeat, as in argument; confute. See synonyms under BEAT, CONQUER, SUBDUE. [<OF veinquiss-, stem of veinquir conquer <L. vincere]
—van′quish·a·ble adjective
—van′quish·er noun
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