vanquish

v. வென்றடக்கு, வென்று கீழ்ப்படுத்து, முறியடி.

Synonyms

conquer surmount subdue discomfit confute overcome defeat master

Antonyms

succumb yield faint fail

Van"quish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vanquished; p. pr. & vb. n. Vanquishing.] Etym: [OE. venquishen, venquissen, venkisen,F. vaincre, pret. vainquis, OF. veintre, pret. venqui, venquis (cf. an OF. infin. vainquir), fr. L. vincere; akin to AS. wig war, battle, wigant a warrior, wigan to fight, Icel. vig battle, Goth. weihan to fight, contend. Cf. Convince, Evict, Invincible, Victor.] 1. To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy. Hakluyt. They . . . Vanquished the rebels in all encounters. Clarendon. 2. Hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to put down; to refute. This bold assertion has been fully vanquished in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise. Atterbury. For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still. Goldsmith. Syn. -- To conquer; surmount; overcome; confute; silence. See Conquer. Van"quish, n. (Far.) Defn: A disease in sheep, in which they pine away. [Written also vinquish.]

vanquish - Similar Words

vanquisher vinquish vanish varnish vanquishment vanquishable unvanquished evanish anguish quish