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Pronunciation : Van"quish
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [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, cont
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Vanquished; p. pr. & vb. n. Vanquishing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Van"quish
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A disease in sheep, in which they pine away. [Written also vinquish.]

(Far.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913