Kill and Vanquish

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

Vanquish and kill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vanquish" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Vanquish

Vanquish verb - To bring under one's control by force of arms.

Kill and vanquish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Vanquish".

Nearby Words: vanquishing, vanquisher

Common collocations

husband kill husband vanquish husband
god kill god vanquish god
time kill time vanquish time
bad kill bad vanquish bad
Other words: monster, king, demon, opponent, enemy, enemies, zombies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Sudden Downer Ending Sena at first thinks its a joke and that her main character would easily vanquish it, only for the shark to kill him, and she suffers from a bad ending.
  • Manga / Yu-Gi-Oh! Just when it seemed like Bakura might be able to kill him, Yugi and his friends stepped up and offered their energy so he could summon the sun god Ra to vanquish Bakura.
  • Video Game / Assassin's Creed II Internal Homage: In Bonfire of the Vanities you have to kill nine subordinates of the current villain who has the Apple before you can vanquish him.
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