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vanquished

adjective C2
  1. Defeated.
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The vanquished Cock skulked away and hid himself in a quiet corner, while the conqueror, flying up to a high wall, flapped his wings and crowed exultingly with all his might.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 24 · B2
The vanquished Cock immediately came out of his corner, and ruled henceforth with undisputed mastery.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 24 · B2
The blow had struck home, and Danglars was entirely vanquished; with a trembling hand he took the two letters from the count, who held them carelessly between finger and thumb, and proceeded to scrutinize the signatures, with a minuteness that the count might have regarded as insulting, had it not suited his present purpose to mislead the banker.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 479 · C1
“Or kill yourself!” said Eugénie (in a tone which a Vestal in the amphitheatre would have used, when urging the victorious gladiator to finish his vanquished adversary).
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 988 · C1

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