Vanquish To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress:

To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of an estate.

To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault.

Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of success; as, the defeat of a plan or design.

To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow.

An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse suffered; discomfiture; -- opposed to victory.

To win a victory over.

win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"