vanquish

verb (vanquish, vanquishes, vanquished, vanquishing)

«vanquish» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To vanquish is to defeat someone completely in a fight or contest. It is a stronger word than beat. tree →

In the lessons

heroes in tales vanquish monsters, giants and villains; the defeated one is called vanquished

Examples

The hero vanquished the dragon. tree →
The vanquished giant fled into the hills. tree →
Good often vanquishes evil in the end. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

Here it means to defeat someone in argument. Elihu warns Job's friends not to claim that God, rather than man, will answer Job.

Interpretation. Commentators read Elihu as saying that wisdom comes from God and that nobody should be proud of it.

Examples

Beware lest ye say: 'We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not man!' (Writings JOB.32.13, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «vanquish» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «vanquish» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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