vanquish vs eliminate

eliminate vs vanquish

vanquish and eliminate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vanquish	No	No	Yes	No
eliminate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, eliminate is a hyponym of vanquish; that is, eliminate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vanquish:

vanquish: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
eliminate: remove from a contest or race

Other hyponyms of vanquish include outpoint, outscore, walk over, mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

vanquish (verb)	eliminate (verb)
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	eliminate from the body
	kill in large numbers
	terminate, end, or take out
	remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
	dismiss from consideration or a contest
	remove from a contest or race
	get rid of something

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