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Vanquish vs Surmount - What's the difference?

vanquish | surmount |

As verbs the difference between vanquish and surmount

is that vanquish is to defeat, to overcome while surmount is to get over; to overcome.

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.

    surmount

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to get over; to overcome
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 10.
    • this difficulty may perhaps be surmounted by care and art

    Related terms

    * surmountable * insurmountable

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