vanquish vs trounce

vanquish and trounce both are verbs.

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

As verbs, vanquish and trounce are synonyms defined as:

vanquish and trounce: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Other synonyms of vanquish include beat, beat out, crush, shell.

vanquish (verb)	trounce (verb)
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	censure severely or angrily
	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
	beat severely with a whip or rod