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Vanquish vs Scomfit - What's the difference?

vanquish | scomfit |

As verbs the difference between vanquish and scomfit

is that vanquish is to defeat, to overcome while scomfit is (label) to defeat, vanquish.

As a noun scomfit is

(obsolete) discomfiture.

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.

    scomfit

    English

    Alternative forms

    * scomfyte

    Verb

  • (label) To defeat, vanquish.
  • *:
  • *:For now here was one kny?t scomfyte x knyghtes
  • Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) discomfiture
  • Anagrams

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