VANQUISH


Meaning of VANQUISH in English

v.tr. literary conquer or overcome.

Derivatives:

vanquishable adj. vanquisher n.

Etymology: ME venkus, -quis, etc., f. OF vencus past part. and venquis past tenses of veintre f. L vincere: assim. to -ISH(2)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.