Vanquish \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. w[=i]g war, battle, w[=i]gant a warrior, w[=i]gan
to fight, Icel. v[=i]g 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}.