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Drub vs Vanquish - What's the difference?

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Drub is a related term of vanquish.


As verbs the difference between drub and vanquish

is that drub is to beat (someone or something) with a stick while vanquish is to defeat, to overcome.

drub

English

Verb

  • to beat (someone or something) with a stick
  • to forcefully teach something
  • to defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush
  • to criticize harshly; to excoriate

    • Related terms

    * drubbing

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    vanquish

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To defeat, to overcome.
  • * Clarendon
    • They vanquished the rebels in all encounters.
  • * Atterbury
    • This bold assertion has been fully vanquished in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise.