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Definition of: defeat

(di·fēt) v.t.
1. To overcome in any contest; vanquish.
2. To baffle; circumvent, as plans; frustrate.
3. Law To make void; annul.
4. Obs. To destroy; ruin. See synonyms under BAFFLE, BEAT, CONQUER.
noun

1. The act or result of defeating; an overthrow; a failure to win or succeed.
2. Prevention; frustration.
3. Law An annulment.
4. Obs. Destruction. See synonyms under LOSS, RUIN. [<OF defeit, pp. of defaire <de- not (<L dis-) + faire do <L facere]

Most often used phrases:

home defeat
final defeat
first defeat
crushing defeat
heavy defeat
league defeat
military defeat
major defeat
humiliating defeat
german defeat
decisive defeat
french defeat
cup defeat
worst defeat
disastrous defeat

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legaldefeatmovie.com

Statistical data

"defeat" has the frequency of use of 0.001% on city-data.com forum

"defeat" has the frequency of use of 0.0056% on en.wikipedia.org.

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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