Van"quish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vanquished (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Vanquishing.] [OE. venquishen, venquissen, venkisen,F. vaincre, pret. vainquis, OF. veintre, pret. venqui, venquis (cf. an OF. infin. vainquir), fr. L. vincere; akin to AS. wig war, battle, wigant a warrior, wigan to fight, Icel. vig battle, Goth. weihan to fight, contend. Cf. Convince, Evict, Invincible, Victor.]
1.
To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy.
Hakluyt.
They . . . Vanquished the rebels in all encounters.
Clarendon.
2.
Hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to put down; to refute.
This bold assertion has been fully vanquished in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise.
Atterbury.
For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.
Goldsmith.
Syn. -- To conquer; surmount; overcome; confute; silence. See Conquer.
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Van"quish, n. Far.
A disease in sheep, in which they pine away.
[Written also
vinquish.]
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