Word

vanquish, v.
(vanquished, vanquishes, vanquishing)
freq. cnt. 1

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish

sample sentences

"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"
"We beat the competition"
"Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beatable beating

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

vanquishable vanquisher

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

outpoint, outscore walk over eliminate whip, worst, pip, mop up, rack up whomp get the best, have the best, overcome spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout get the jump cheat, jockey, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane exceed, surpass, outdo, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, surmount, outperform overcome, surmount, master, get over, subdue best, outdo, outflank, trump, scoop outfight overpower, overmaster, overwhelm checkmate, mate immobilize, immobilise outplay lick, cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash

entailment

hypernym

overcome, defeat, get the better of

verb group

outsmart, overreach, outwit, outfox, beat, circumvent