Definition of frustrate

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Frustrate (v. t.) To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose..

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Dispurpose :: Dispurpose (v. t.) To dissuade; to frustrate; as, to dispurpose plots..
Frustrate :: Frustrate (v. t.) To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed..
Frustrable :: Frustrable (a.) Capable of beeing frustrated or defeated.
Thwart :: Thwart (v. t.) To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat..
Countermine :: Countermine (v. t.) To frustrate or counteract by secret measures.
Defeat :: Defeat (v. t.) To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of an estate..
Disappoint :: Disappoint (v. t.) To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result.
Blight :: Blight (v. t.) Hence: To destroy the happiness of; to ruin; to mar essentially; to frustrate; as, to blight one's prospects..
Anientise :: Anientise (v. t.) To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate.
Frustrately :: Frustrately (adv.) In vain.
Counterplot :: Counterplot (v. t.) To oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem..
Baffle :: Baffle (v. t.) To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or defeat; to thwart..
Frustrate :: Frustrate (v. t.) To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose..
Frustrate :: Frustrate (a.) Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect.
Balkingly :: Balkingly (adv.) In a manner to balk or frustrate.
Dish :: Dish (v. t.) To frustrate; to beat; to ruin.
Foil :: Foil (v. t.) To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat.
Delude :: Delude (v. t.) To frustrate or disappoint.
Bilk :: Bilk (v. t.) To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor..
Counteract :: Counteract (v. t.) To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice..
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