Both Uses
vanquish
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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- Then he said: "Something told me 't if I didn't come back and get—" He shuddered; then waved his nerveless hand with a vanquished gesture and said, "Tell 'em, Joe, tell 'em—it ain't any use any more."†
Chpt 11 *vanquished = completely defeated
- The children left for school, and the old lady to call on Mrs. Harper and vanquish her realism with Tom's marvellous dream.†
Chpt 18vanquish = completely defeat
Definitions:
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(1)
(vanquish) to defeat completely
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)