vanquish
verb (used with object)
to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
is vanquishing
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present progressiveof vanquish (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The various nations appear again as animals, but the hero, Theseus, is a patriot guided by the Ariadne thread of reason, while he is vanquishing the monsters of sin, shame, and vice.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
