vanquish

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

van·quish (văngʹkwĭsh, vănʹ-)tr.v. van·quished, van·quish·ing, van·quish·es
1.
a. To defeat or conquer in battle; subjugate.
b. To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition.
2. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress: “She had had to wrench herself forcibly away from Katharine, and every step vanquished her desire” (Virginia Woolf). See Synonyms at defeat. [Middle English vaynquisshen, from Old French vainquir, vainquiss-, from Latin vincere. See weik-³ in Indo-European Roots.] vanʹquish·a·ble adj.vanʹquish·er n.vanʹquish·ment n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce