Added 9 October 2026
vanquish
/ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ verb
In Latin: ēvincō Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vanquish at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.
Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
Origin
From Middle English venquysshen, vaynquisshen, borrowed from a conjugated form of Old French veincre, from Latin vincō.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)