vanquish vs rout

rout vs vanquish

vanquish is not a noun while rout is a noun.

vanquish and rout both are verbs.

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

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

vanquish: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
rout: defeat disastrously

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, 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 (noun)	rout (noun)
	an overwhelming defeat
	a disorderly crowd of people

vanquish (verb)	rout (verb)
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	cause to flee
	defeat disastrously
	make a groove in
	dig with the snout

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