Vanquishing - English meaning

verb

Destroy utterly; obliterate.

Usage examples:

A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all

verb

To destroy completely, leaving nothing

Usage examples:

The approaching tornado was annihilating everything in its path., the annihilation of smallpox is a…

verb

To destroy something completely so that nothing is left

Usage examples:

A city annihilated by an atomic bomb

adjective

Of the most excellent or desirable type or quality.

Usage examples:

The best midfielder in the country

adverb

To the highest degree; most (used with verbs suggesting a desirable action or state or a successful outcome).

Usage examples:

They named the pictures they liked best

noun

That which is the most excellent, outstanding, or desirable.

Usage examples:

Buy the best you can afford

idiom

To destroy or defeat someone or something

Usage examples:

The strikes had brought the economy to its knees.

verb

Overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force.

Usage examples:

He conquered cyprus

verb

To defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land

Usage examples:

I felt like i had conquered the world., students have to conquer their initial shyness., the conque…

verb

To take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force, or to defeat someone in a game or competition

Usage examples:

The spanish conquered the new world in the 16th century., the english were conquered by the normans…

idiom

Win a victory over

phrase

Gain an advantage over or defeat (someone) by superior strength or ability.

Usage examples:

No one has ever got the better of her yet

idiom

To defeat someone

Usage examples:

She played well, but her opponent got the better of her.

preposition

Extending directly upwards from.

Usage examples:

I saw flames over berlin

noun

Expressing passage or trajectory across an area.

Usage examples:

He leant over and tapped me on the hand

prefix

Excessively; to an unwanted degree.

Usage examples:

Overambitious

verb

Succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty).

Usage examples:

He overcame his pain for a time

verb

Defeat heavily in a contest.

Usage examples:

Essex trounced cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final

verb

Beat severely with a whip or rod

verb

To defeat a competitor by a large score

Usage examples:

The red sox trounced the yankees 12 to 1 in the first game.

adjective

Of the poorest quality or the lowest standard; least good or desirable.

Usage examples:

He was the company's worst driver

adverb

Most severely or seriously.

Usage examples:

Manufacturing and mining are the industries worst affected by falling employment

noun

The most serious or unpleasant thing that could happen.

Usage examples:

When i saw the ambulance outside her front door, i began to fear the worst