- OE. venquishenvenquissenvenkisen, F. vaincre, pret. vainquis, OF. veintre, pret. venquivenquiscf. an OF. infin. vainquir), fr. L. vincere; akin to AS. wīg war, battle, wīgend a warrior, wīgan to contend, fight, OHG. wīgant a warrior, wīgan to fight, Icel. vīg battle, Goth. weihan to fight, contend. Cf. ConvinceEvictInvincibleVictor
- To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy.They . . . vanquished the rebels in all encounters.
- 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.For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.To conquer; surmount; overcome; confute; silence. See Conquer.
