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vanquish

/ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/verb

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पूरी तरह हरा देना, परास्त करना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sb/sth literary

    to defeat somebody completely in a battle, a contest or an argument

    पूरी तरह हरा देना, परास्त करना

    • The Marathas vanquished the invaders at the pass.
    • She vanquished every opponent in the chess tournament.
    • The army vanquished its enemies in a single decisive battle.
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    • India vanquished the visitors by an innings in the Test at Nagpur.
    • He hoped to vanquish his fear of public speaking before the interview.
    • Having been vanquished, the rebel leader surrendered at dawn.

    Synonyms defeat conquer overcome

    Opposite lose to surrender to yield to

◇Word family
vanquisher noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

defeat conquer overcome crush rout

Antonyms

lose to surrender to yield to lose surrender yield succumb

AaSpelling

van·quish

With -quish (not 'vanquis').

अंत में -quish ('vanquis' गलत है)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Vanquish the enemy, vanquish one's fears.

Collocations: vanquish the enemy (दुश्मन को पूरी तरह हराना), vanquish one's fears (अपने डर पर विजय पाना)। Vanquish एक formal शब्द है।