vanquish

verb

Etymology: From Middle English venquysshen, vaynquisshen, borrowed from a conjugated form of Old French veincre, from Latin vincō.

1. 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.”

   “This bold assertion has been so fully vanquish'd in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise.”