vanquishing
present participle ofvanquish
vanquish
verb[T]
literaryuk/ˈvæŋ.kwɪʃ/us/ˈvæŋ.kwɪʃ/todefeatanenemyoropponent,especiallyinwar:
Napoleon was vanquished at thebattleof Waterloo in 1815.
The vanquishedarmysurrenderedtheirweapons.
Synonyms
annihilateinformal
beat(DEFEAT)
conquer
crush(BEAT)
defeat
hammer(DEFEAT)informal
thrash(DEFEAT)informal
trounceinformal
to beat someone in a race, competition, etc.
- beatUnited beat City 3 - 2.
- defeatCan Ireland defeat New Zealand in this high-stakes match?
- conquerThe Greeks had fought and conquered the army of Mardonius.
- vanquishThe superhero always vanquishes his foes and saves the world.
- annihilateModern superpowers succeed not by annihilating their enemies but by buying them off.
- hammerThe Colts got hammered by the Patriots.
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- grapple
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- skirmish
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- toe
- turf war
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Winning and defeating
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vanquishing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Freedom can be found through the imposition of a historical caesura, through avanquishingof the future.
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The two groups of women compete (sometimes violently) to rebuild civilization byvanquishingpost-apocalyptic menaces and male chauvinism.
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