A Rose For Emily- (P-392)

1."So SHE vanquished them, horse and foot, just as she had vanquished their fathers thirty years before about the smell". 

2. My Guess: I thought the word Vanquished meant giving. 

Definition: : conquer, defeat, beat, trounce, rout, triumph over, be victorious over, get the better of, worst, upset; overcome, overwhelm, overpower, overthrow, subdue, subjugate, quell, quash, crush, bring someone to their knees, tear someone apart; informal lick, hammer, clobber, thrash, smash, demolish, wipe the floor with. 


4. It was hard to understand the meaning of the word vanquished because of understand the entire meaning of the case and there was not much description given.