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vencer

/benˈθeɾ/

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verb/benˈθeɾ/

to defeat, to win, to conquer; to beat; to expire

El amor vence todo.Love conquers all.

Synonyms: derrotar, sujetar, caducar, expirar

Inherited from Old Spanish vencer, from Latin vincĕre, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-, nasal infix from *weyk- (“to overcome”).