vanquish meaning

Definition of vanquish

1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
   • Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
   • We beat the competition
   • Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game

   Synonyms: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce

   Type of: get the better of

   Kinds: outpoint, walk over, eliminate, worst, whomp, get the best, spread-eagle, get the jump, cheat, surpass, overcome, outdo

   Related forms: vanquishable, vanquisher

How to pronounce vanquish

vanquish is pronounced /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.