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Vanquish vs Quash - What's the difference?

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Vanquish is a related term of quash.


As verbs the difference between vanquish and quash

is that vanquish is to defeat, to overcome while quash is to defeat forcibly.

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.

    quash

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To defeat forcibly.
    • The army quashed the rebellion.
  • * Barrow
    • Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief.
  • * '>citation
  • To crush or dash to pieces.
  • * Waller
    • The whales / Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed , / Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed.
  • (legal) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).

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