vanquishmentn.
/ˈvaŋkwɪʃmənt/ The act of vanquishing or overcoming.
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society > armed hostility > victory > [noun] > conquering or defeating
vanquishinga1325
conquestc1325
wainc1330
conqueringa1340
overcoming1340
conquest1384
expugnation1429
reduction1429
profligationc1475
debellation1526
defeating1536
conquessingc1550
conquesting1555
vanquishment1593
conquerment1597
eviction1602
reducement1609
debellatinga1626
debelling1651
triumphingc1850
lathering1865
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > prevailing or mastering > overcoming or overwhelming
conquestc1315
overcoming1340
vanquishment1593
overbearing1596
overwielding1597
down-bearing1629
overwhelming1645
overwhelmment1866
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 9v The vanquishment of that vglie nest of Harpies, hath beene reserued as a worke for mee, before all beginnings.
1613–18 S. Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. (1626) 5 He draue Valentinian to seeke ayde of Theodosius..after the vanquishment and death of his brother.
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 336 This he took to be an omen or presage of the vanquishment and death of Perses.
1697 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ I. ii. xv. 298 Appearing in time of War, it signified vanquishment, and running away.
1851 I. Taylor Wesley & Methodism 26 His conversion, taking place..by successive vanquishments.
1888 B. W. Richardson Son of Star I. 226 The princess..had gained a reputation..for her prowess and skill in vanquishment.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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