vanquish

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/, 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) Italian: sconfiggere (it) Italian: vincere (it) Italian: conquistare (it) Norwegian: nedkjempe (no), overvinne (no)

Portuguese: derrotar (pt), vencer (pt), superar (pt) Spanish: vencer (es) Turkish: yenmek (tr), alt etmek (tr)