vanquish vs overwhelm

overwhelm vs vanquish

vanquish and overwhelm both are verbs.

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

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

vanquish: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
overwhelm: overcome by superior force

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, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

vanquish (verb)	overwhelm (verb)
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	charge someone with too many tasks
	overcome by superior force
	cover completely or make imperceptible
	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Difference between vanquish and overwhelm

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