They . . . Vanquished the rebels in all encounters.
Clarendon.
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.
Atterbury.
For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.
Goldsmith.
Syn. — To conquer; surmount; overcome; confute; silence. See Conquer.
Van"quish, n. (Far.) A disease in sheep, in which they pine away.
[Written also vinquish.]
Van"quish*a*ble (?), a. That may be vanquished.
Van"quish*er (?), n. One who, or that which, vanquishes. Milton.
Van"quish*ment (?), n. The act of vanquishing, or the state of being
vanquished. Bp. Hall.
Van"sire (?), n. [The native name: cf. F. vansire.] (Zoöl.) An
ichneumon (Herpestes galera) native of Southern Africa and Madagascar.
It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white. Called also
vondsira, and marsh ichneumon.