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vanquishing

vanquishing is the present participle and gerund of vanquish.

Meaning of vanquish

Verb

vanquish (third-person singular simple present vanquishes, present participle vanquishing, simple past and past participle vanquished)

  1. (transitive) To defeat (someone); to overcome.
    • In ſingle Combat thou ſhalt buckle vvith me; / And if thou vanquiſheſt, thy vvords are true, / Othervviſe I renounce all confidence.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about vanquishing

What is vanquishing the present participle and gerund of?
Vanquishing is the present participle and gerund of vanquish.

Words near vanquishing in the dictionary

  1. vanquisher
  2. vanquishers
  3. vanquishes
  4. vanquishest
  5. vanquisheth
  6. vanquishing
  7. vanquishment
  8. vanquishments
  9. vanquisht
  10. Vanriper
  11. Vanripers

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