Vān'quish, v. t.
(vănk'wish), v. t. [imp. & p. p. VANQUISHED (vănk'wisht); p. pr. & vb. n. VANQUISHING.] [Fr. vaincre, pret. vainquis, O. Fr. veincre, vencre, pret. venquis, Pr., Sp., & Pg. vencer, It. & Lat. vincere.]
Sense 1. To conquer; to overcome; to subdue in battle, as an enemy.
They vanquished the rebels in all encounters. Clarendon.
Sense 2. Hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to put down; to refute in argument.
This bold assertion has been fully vanquished in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux’s treatise. Atterbury.
Synonyms—To conquer; surmount; overcome; confute; silence. See CONQUER.