vanquish vs outflank

outflank vs vanquish

vanquish and outflank both are verbs.

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

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

vanquish: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
outflank: get the better of

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, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

vanquish (verb)	outflank (verb)
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	get the better of
	go around the flank of (an opposing army)

Difference between vanquish and outflank

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