Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vanquished

/vˈæŋkwɪʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: van-quished
IPA: /vˈæŋkwɪʃt/

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

verb

simple past and past participle of vanquish

Example Sentences

"We were the cause of the recovery of all the enemy people in Eastern Europe, and North and Southeast Asia. It's an unusual situation, an unusual program because the victor hardly ever helps the vanquished to recover. We did just that."
"HSTs continued to provide sterling service during these years, so much so that when Virgin and Midland Mainline brought their new wave of high-speed diesel electric multiple units [...] on stream, many preferred the ride and comfort of the vanquished to the ride and comfort of the vanquisher."

Derived Forms

unvanquished

Synonyms

overcome recreant worsted foiled beaten bested broken confounded conquered defeated licked overpowered

Questions

How do you pronounce vanquished?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈæŋkwɪʃt/.
What does vanquished mean?: Defeated.

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