vanquish
verb (used with object)
to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
vanquishment
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a word derived from
vanquish.
Example Sentences
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“The challenge of any country at war is you want complete vanquishment of the enemy, but in reality, it is probably going to be something short of that. The question is what,” Hale said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023
Through fundraising activities and merchandise sales, the pair raised millions for what they called "cancer vanquishment".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2017
Of all Sony's failed proprietary formats, Betamax has to be the most iconic — the videotape format's eventual vanquishment by VHS set the stage for countless media wars down the subsequent decades....
From The Verge ● Nov. 10, 2015
Dispirited and battleworn, carrying their fallen leader, the maimed and wounded hobbled painfully along at the rear, the bitter ashes of vanquishment and defeat mingling with the dust from their stumbling vanguard.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
To have your sword taken from you, denotes your vanquishment in rivalry.
From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Gustavus Hindman Miller
