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Relinquished vs Vanquished - What's the difference?

relinquished | vanquished |

As verbs the difference between relinquished and vanquished

is that relinquished is (relinquish) while vanquished is (vanquish).

As an adjective vanquished is

defeated.

relinquished

English

Verb

(head)
  • (relinquish)

    • relinquish

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To give up, abandon or retire from something.
    • to relinquish a title
    to relinquish property
    to relinquish rights
    to relinquish citizenship or nationality
  • To let go (free, away), physically release.
  • To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
  • * 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]
    • But it was the most fleeting of false dawns. Dmitri Yachvilli slotted a penalty from distance after Flood failed to release his man on the deck, and France took a grip they would never relinquish .
  • To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
    • ''The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

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    vanquished

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Defeated.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (vanquish)

    • 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.