vanquish

[US]/ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. conquer, defeat, overcome; suppress.

Example Sentences

He tried to vanquish his fears.

he successfully vanquished his rival.

The forces of Napoleon were vanquished at Waterloo.

Success vanquished their fears.See Synonyms at defeat

I vanquished her coldness with my assiduity.

She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes.

Real-world Examples

At first she shivered from her fear but at last she could vanquish it.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

His tall opponent was not to be vanquished. He bid forty thousand.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

No one in the field expects HIV to be vanquished in the next year or so.

Source: Time

This trend, predictably, is leading to the resurgence of diseases considered vanquished long ago.

Source: The Economist - International

To vanquish The Nyx, it's the only way.

Source: Lost Girl Season 05

The Confederacy lost the war and was vanquished from history.

Source: Realm of Legends

Famine has not been vanquished, although it could be. Children still suffer.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

So well he bears it, he doth vanquish me. My boy! my boy!

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

But, as we begin, the war has seemingly been won, the enemy vanquished.

Source: Selected English short passages

In June he announced that Tanzania had become the first country in the world to vanquish the coronavirus.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

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