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vanquishing vs vanquishment

Both 'vanquishing' and 'vanquishment' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Vanquishing' is the present participle form of the verb 'vanquish,' used to describe the act of defeating someone or something. 'Vanquishment' is a noun referring to the act of vanquishing or the state of being vanquished.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 1113 views

vanquishing

This is correct. 'Vanquishing' is the present participle form of the verb 'vanquish,' used to describe the act of defeating someone or something.

You can use 'vanquishing' when you want to describe the action of defeating or overcoming someone or something.

Examples:

  • He is vanquishing his opponents with ease.
  • The hero is vanquishing the evil forces to save the kingdom.
  • There's something incredibly romantic about vanquishing the undead.
  • In the hope of vanquishing the Ottoman scourge.
  • The battle rages in his head, vanquishing slumber.
  • Couple of good guys vanquishing evil and all that.
  • Christ astride her serene eyes closed vanquishing her.
  • The vanquishing warlord can claim the victim's wife.
  • Kenyon's ideology has always been about vanquishing the infidels and rising to power, not about killing their own.
  • For vanquishing my loathing of a gavotte?
  • Now I understand how it must be easy vanquishing the enemy!
  • The vanquishing warlord can claim the victim's wife.
  • The battle rages in his head, vanquishing slumber.
  • When engaged in combat... the vanquishing of thine enemy can be the warrior's only concern.
  • The risk is that this massacre, far from vanquishing Hamas, Mr Brok, will weaken the Palestinian Authority itself even further, as well as those in the Palestinian world who have staked everything on negotiations with Israel.

Alternatives:

  • defeating
  • overcoming
  • conquering
  • triumphing over
  • subduing

vanquishment

This is correct. 'Vanquishment' is a noun referring to the act of vanquishing or the state of being vanquished.

You can use 'vanquishment' when you want to refer to the act of defeating or overcoming someone or something, or the state of being defeated.

Examples:

  • The vanquishment of the enemy was swift and decisive.
  • She felt a sense of vanquishment after losing the competition.
  • In good time I shall offer to the public my secret herbal elixir, the certain cure for aches and shakes, for languishments of the limbs and troubles of the trunk.

Alternatives:

  • defeat
  • conquest
  • overcoming
  • subjugation
  • triumph

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