Definitions
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Word origin
From Middle English venquysshen, vaynquisshen, borrowed from a conjugated form of Old French veincre, from Latin vincō.
Used in a sentence
“In ſingle Combat thou ſhalt buckle vvith me; / And if thou vanquiſheſt, thy vvords are true, / Othervviſe I renounce all confidence.”
“This bold assertion has been so fully vanquish'd in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise.”
“They […] vanquished the rebels in all encounters.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Defeat”8 letters
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