vanquish
verb
[ ˈvaŋkwɪʃ ]
• defeat thoroughly.
• "he successfully vanquished his rival"
Similar:
conquer,
defeat (utterly),
beat (hollow),
trounce,
annihilate,
triumph over,
win a resounding victory over,
be victorious over,
best,
get the better of,
worst,
bring someone to their knees,
overcome,
overwhelm,
subdue,
subjugate,
put down,
quell,
quash,
crush,
repress,
rout,
lick,
hammer,
clobber,
thrash,
paste,
pound,
pulverize,
crucify,
demolish,
destroy,
drub,
give someone a drubbing,
cane,
wipe the floor with,
walk all over,
give someone a hiding,
take to the cleaners,
blow someone out of the water,
make mincemeat of,
murder,
massacre,
slaughter,
flatten,
turn inside out,
tank,
stuff,
blow out,
cream,
shellac,
skunk,
slam,
own,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French vencus, venquis (past participle and past tense of veintre ), vainquiss- (lengthened stem of vainquir ), from Latin vincere ‘conquer’.
