Definition of defeat

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Defeat (v. t.) To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow..

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Defeating :: Defeating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Defea.
Outwit :: Outwit (v. t.) To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior craft..
Brain :: Brain (v. t.) To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to defeat..
Victor :: Victor (n.) The winner in a contest; one who gets the better of another in any struggle; esp., one who defeats an enemy in battle; a vanquisher; a conqueror; -- often followed by art, rarely by of..
Miscarry :: Miscarry (v. i.) To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat..
Thwart :: Thwart (v. t.) To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat..
Defeated :: Defeated (imp. & p. p.) of Defea.
Frustration :: Frustration (n.) The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as, the frustration of one's designs.
Retreat :: Retreat (v. i.) To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field..
Fling :: Fling (v. t.) To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation..
Discomfit :: Discomfit (v. t.) To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
Prevaricate :: Prevaricate (v. i.) To undertake a thing falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it..
Defeat :: Defeat (v.) An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse suffered; discomfiture; -- opposed to victory..
Perempt :: Perempt (v. t.) To destroy; to defeat.
Outvote :: Outvote (v. t.) To exceed in the number of votes given; to defeat by votes.
Defeat :: Defeat (v. t.) To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault..
Vacate :: Vacate (v. t.) To defeat; to put an end to.
Baffle :: Baffle (n.) A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture..
Lose :: Lose (v. i.) To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To conquer; to defeat, as in a contest or game; to beat; to surpass..
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