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van·quish

(văngkwĭsh, văn-)

tr.v. van·quished, van·quish·ing, van·quish·es

a. To defeat or conquer in battle; subjugate.

b. To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition. See Synonyms at defeat.

2. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress: "She had had to wrench herself forcibly away from Katharine, and every step vanquished her desire" (Virginia Woolf).

[Middle English vaynquisshen, from Old French vainquir, vainquiss-, from Latin vincere; see weik-³ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

vanquish·a·ble adj.

vanquish·er n.

vanquish·ment n.

单词	vanquish
释义	van·quish (văngkwĭsh, văn-) tr.v. van·quished, van·quish·ing, van·quish·es 1. a. To defeat or conquer in battle; subjugate. b. To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition. See Synonyms at defeat. 2. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress: "She had had to wrench herself forcibly away from Katharine, and every step vanquished her desire" (Virginia Woolf). [Middle English vaynquisshen, from Old French vainquir, vainquiss-, from Latin vincere; see weik-³ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] vanquish·a·ble adj. vanquish·er n. vanquish·ment n.
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