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dwindle(dictionary)

vanquish (iou) and dwindle (iou)


vanquish (iou)



vanquish verb. Now literary. ME.
[from Old French vencus pa. pple, venquis pa. t. of veintre, vaintre (mod. vaincre), from Latin vincere conquer, with 1st syll. alt. by assoc. with later Old & mod. French vain- and ending assim. to -ISH2.]
I. verb trans.
Overcome or defeat (an opponent or enemy) in conflict or battle. ME.
b. fig. Overcome by spiritual power. LME.
c. Expel or banish from a place. M16-E17.
Overcome (a person) by some means Other than physical conflict. LME.
Subdue, suppress, put an end to, (a feeling, state of things, etc.). LME.
Win or gain (a battle or Other contest). LME-M16.
II. verb intrans.
Be victorious; gain victory. LME.
vanquishable adjective (earlier in UNVANQUISHABLE) M16.
vanquisher noun a conqueror, a subduer LME.
vanquishment noun the action of vanquishing or overcoming someone or something L16.

dwindle (iou)



dwindle verb & noun. L16.
[Frequentative of DWINE: see -LE3.]
A. verb.
verb intrans. Become reduced in size or quantity; shrink; waste away. L16.
J. B. Priestley The sun came struggling through again and the rain dwindled to a few glittering drops. R. C. Hutchinson The uproar had dwindled to silence.
b. fig. Diminish in quality, value, or importance; decline, degenerate. L17.
G. Murray The great hope had dwindled to be very like despair.
verb trans. Cause to shrink, reduce gradually in size. rare. M17.
b. noun. The process of dwindling. Also, a dwindled object. rare. M18.