Vanquish

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A disease in sheep, in which they pine away. [Written also vinquish.]

Part of speech: verb (v.)

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.

Synonyms: conquer; surmount; overcome; confute; silence. See Conquer.