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vanquishverb to bring under one's control by force of armsvanquished nation after nation in his relentless conquest of Europe conquer, dominate, overpower, pacify, subdue, subject, subjugate, subordinate annihilate, beat, clobber, crush, defeat, drub, lick, mow (down), overcome, prevail (over), reduce, rout, skunk, smash, thrash, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whipenslavebreak, clamp down (on), crack down (on), put down, quash, quell, repress, silence, smother, snuff (out), squash, squelch, suppress discharge, emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, manumit, release, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetter conquer, vanquish, defeat, subdue, reduce, overcome, overthrow mean to get the better of by force or strategy.conquer implies gaining mastery of.Caesar conquered Gaul vanquish implies a complete overpowering.vanquished the enemy and ended the war defeat does not imply the finality or completeness of vanquish which it otherwise equals.the Confederates defeated the Union forces at Manassas subdue implies a defeating and suppression.subdued the native tribes after years of fighting reduce implies a forcing to capitulate or surrender.the city was reduced after a month-long siege overcome suggests getting the better of with difficulty or after hard struggle.overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocks overthrow stresses the bringing down or destruction of existing power.violently overthrew the old regime in the 14th century |