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Definition of 'defeat'English
Verb
( en-verb)
To overcome in battle or contest.
- Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
* Tillotson
- He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes.
* A. W. Ward
- In one instance he defeated his own purpose.
To nullify
* Hallam
- The escheators defeated the right heir of his succession.
Synonyms
( To overcome in contest)
* beat
* conquer
* overthrow
( syn-mid)
* rout
* vanquish
( syn-bottom)
Noun
( en-noun)
The act of defeating or being defeated.
* {{quote-news
|year=2012
|date=May 13
|author=Alistair Magowan
|title=Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd
|work=BBC Sport
citation
|page=
|passage=Two defeats in five games coming into this contest, and a draw with Everton, ultimately cost Sir Alex Ferguson's side in what became the most extraordinary finale to the league championship since Arsenal beat Liverpool at Anfield in 1989.}}
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