VAN'QUISH, verb transitive [Latin vinco, vincio, to bind.] 1. To conquer; to overcome; to subdue in battle; as an enemy. They vanquished the rebels in all encounters. 2. To defeat in any contest; to refute in argument. VAN'QUISH, noun A disease in sheep, in which they pine away.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI