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overwhelm vs vanquish

vanquish vs overwhelm

overwhelm and vanquish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overwhelm No No Yes No
vanquish No No Yes No
As verbs, vanquish is a hypernym of overwhelm; that is, vanquish is a word with a broader meaning than overwhelm:
  • overwhelm: overcome by superior force
  • vanquish: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Other hypernyms of overwhelm include beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce.
overwhelm (verb) vanquish (verb)
charge someone with too many tasks come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
overcome by superior force
cover completely or make imperceptible
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Difference between overwhelm and vanquish

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