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Definition of vanquish verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

vanquish

verb

NAmE//ˈvæŋkwɪʃ//

vanquish somebody/something (literary)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they vanquish

he / she / it vanquishes

past simple vanquished

-ing form vanquishing

to defeat someone completely in a competition, war, etc. synonym conquer

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