vanquish vs immobilise

immobilise vs vanquish

vanquish and immobilise both are verbs.

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

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

vanquish: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
immobilise: make defenseless

Other hyponyms of vanquish include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, 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, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

vanquish (verb)	immobilise (verb)
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	cause to be unable to move
	prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
	convert (assets) into fixed capital
	make defenseless
	to hold fast or prevent from moving
	hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital

Difference between vanquish and immobilise

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