vanquish
verb (used with object)
to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
vanquishes
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present tense formof vanquish (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But then I hear Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton mewl, and I’m suddenly hoping alongside Anita that someone vanquishes their foes with an unassailable vision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
For instance, in one scene in the Depardieu film, Cyrano duels and vanquishes a vicomte who insults his nose.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2022
Doing so vanquishes the conflicting binocular images from both eyes, which the brain can’t overcome.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2022
It’s also hard to build a code that vanquishes the back-and-forth.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2021
Here Gully vanquishes Bob Gregson, “the Lancashire champion,” one of the finest and most formidable men of the day.
From The Night Side of London by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
