defeat
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/dɪˈfiːt/]
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1. defeat (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To overcome in battle or contest.
Example: Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
2. defeat (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
Example: He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes.
3. defeat (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To nullify
Example: The escheators […] defeated the right heir of his succession.
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