vanquish

English

Etymology

From Middle English vaynquisshen, from Old French vanquir, from Latin vincere.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/, X-SAMPA: /"vaNkwIS/

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Verb

vanquish (third-person singular simple present vanquishes, present participle vanquishing, simple past and past participle vanquished)

1. To defeat, to overcome.

Translations

to defeat, to overcome

• Dutch: overwinnen, verslaan (nl)
• Finnish: voittaa (fi), päihittää (fi), kukistaa (fi)
• French: vaincre (fr)
• Galician: vencer (gl)
• Italian: sopraffare (it), sconfiggere (it), vincere (it)

• Norwegian: nedkjempe (no), overvinne (no)
• Portuguese: derrotar (pt), vencer (pt), superar (pt)
• Spanish: vencer (es)
• Turkish: yenmek (tr), alt etmek (tr)