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defeat vs vanquish

vanquish vs defeat

defeat is a noun but vanquish is not a noun.

defeat and vanquish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
defeat Yes No Yes No
vanquish No No Yes No
As verbs, vanquish is a hyponym of defeat; that is, vanquish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defeat:
  • defeat: win a victory over
  • vanquish: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Other hyponyms of defeat include demolish, destroy, beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, wallop, down, overrun, lurch, skunk, expel, rout, rout out, upset, nose, conquer, come through, make it, pull round, pull through, survive.
defeat (noun) vanquish (noun)
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
defeat (verb) vanquish (verb)
win a victory over come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
thwart the passage of
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