Vanquish /(văṉ"kwĭsh)/

imp. & p. p. Vanquished; p. pr. & vb. n. Vanquishing

1. To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy.

   They . . . vanquished the rebels in all encounters.

2. Hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to put down; to refute.

   This bold assertion has been fully vanquished in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise.

   For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.

1. A disease in sheep, in which they pine away. (Far.)