Past tense of vanquish

Forms of vanquish

Vanquished in a sentence

• Obama in a speech on Saturday, the vanquished candidate faces her first postcampaign test.2008 June 7, Jodi Kantor, “Clinton Bloc Becomes the Prize for Election Day”, in New York Times. From the entry postcampaign
• It's an unusual situation, an unusual program because the victor hardly ever helps the vanquished to recover.1964, Harry S. Truman, 3:12 from the start, in MP2002-479 Former President Truman Recalls Negotiating With DeGaulle and France after WWII…. From the entry vanquished
• All that is green must be vanquished.1996 December 5, Mark Buda, “The Gombril Shamir (40)”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet), message-ID <585b72$k0e@clarknet.clark.net>. From the entry rhododendra
• Different from dozens of other palenques that were vanquished, this community has successfully fended off threats to its existence to this day.2007 October 18, Simon Romero, “A Language, Not Quite Spanish, With African Echoes”, in New York Times. From the entry palenque
• If they defeated potential invaders the New Irish hanged the vanquished from banyan trees, flensed their windpipes, removed their heads, left their intestines to jerk in the sun.2011, Dominic Smith, Bright and Distant Shores, page 106. From the entry jerk

Meaning of vanquish

1. verb To defeat (someone); to overcome.

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Questions about the past tense of vanquish

What is the past tense of vanquish?

The past tense of vanquish is vanquished.

What is the past participle of vanquish?

The past participle of vanquish is vanquished.

Is vanquish a regular or irregular verb?

Vanquish is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.