vanquished

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“vanquished” is listed under Vanquish.

Origin: 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, wīgend a warrior, wīgan to contend, fight, OHG. 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. Richard Hakluyt

They... vanquished the rebels in all encounters.— Edward Hyde, first earl of 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.— Francis Atterbury

For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.— Oliver Goldsmith

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

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54