van·quish

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• van´quish|er — van|quish «VANG kwihsh, VAN », transitive verb. 1. a) to conquer, defeat, or overcome in battle or conflict. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under defeat. (Cf. ↑defeat) b) to overcome or subdue (a person) by other than physical means: »though vanquished, he …   Useful english dictionary

• van|quish — «VANG kwihsh, VAN », transitive verb. 1. a) to conquer, defeat, or overcome in battle or conflict. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under defeat. (Cf. ↑defeat) b) to overcome or subdue (a person) by other than physical means: »though vanquished, he could… …   Useful english dictionary

• van|quish|a|ble — «VANG kwih shuh buhl», adjective. that can be vanquished …   Useful english dictionary

• van|quish|ment — «VANG kwihsh muhnt», noun. the act of vanquishing or overcoming …   Useful english dictionary

• quish — cli·quish; re·lin·quish; re·lin·quish·ment; un·van·quish·able; van·quish·able; van·quish·er; van·quish·ment; vin·quish; van·quish; …   English syllables

• van — ad·ju·van·cy; ad·van·cive; ad·van·ta·geous; ad·van·ta·geous·ly; al·dro·van·da; can·a·van·ine; car·a·van·sa·ry; ca·yu·va·van; cer·van·tite; cha·van·te; di·van; don·o·van; fla·van·throne; gal·van·ic; gor·e·van; hesh·van; ji·van·muk·ta;… …   English syllables

• vanquish — van·quish …   English syllables

• vanquisher — van·quish·er …   English syllables

• vanquish — van•quish [[t]ˈvæŋ kwɪʃ, ˈvæn [/t]] 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[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50; ME vencuschen, venquisshen < OF vencus, ptp. and …   From formal English to slang

• vanquish — van|quish [ˈvæŋkwıʃ] v [T] literary [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: venquis, past tense of veintre to defeat , from Latin vincere; VICTOR] to defeat someone or something completely …   Dictionary of contemporary English