Van"quish (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Vanquished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Vanquishing.] [OE. venquishen, venquissen,
venkisen,F. vaincre, pret. vainquis, OF.
veintre, pret. venqui, venquis (cf. an OF. infin.
vainquir), fr. L. vincere; akin to AS. wīg war,
battle, wīgant a warrior, wīgan to fight, Icel.
vīg battle, Goth. weihan to fight, contend. Cf.
Convince, Evict, Invincible, Victor.]
1. To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an
enemy. Hakluyt.
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.]