Vanquish
Vanquish (van"kwish) , transitive verb
[Old English venquishen, venquissen, venkisen, French vaincre, pret. vainquis, Old French veintre, pret. venqui, venquis (compare an Old French infin. vainquir), from Latin vincere; akin to Anglo-Saxon wīg war, battle, wīgend a warrior, wīgan to contend, fight, Old High German wīgant a warrior, wīgan to fight, Icelandic vīg battle, Gothic weihan to fight, contend. Compare Convince, Evict, Invincible, Victor.]
1.
To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy. — Hakluyt
They... vanquished the rebels in all encounters.
2.
Hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to put down; to refute.
This bold assertion has been fully vanquished in a late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise.
For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.
Vanquish , noun
(Farriery) A disease in sheep, in which they pine away.