All 3 Uses of
vanquish
in
Three Cups of Tea
- In valleys like the Upper Braldu, Islam has never completely vanquished older, animist beliefs.
Chpt 10 *vanquished = completely defeated
- And when the battle ends, the mountain remains unvanquished.†
Chpt 11
- Then Mortenson talked of the tribal traditions that attended conflict in the region—the way warring parties held a jirga before doing battle, to discuss how many losses they were willing to accept, since victors were expected to care for the widows and orphans of the rivals they have vanquished.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(vanquish) to defeat completely