DEFEATS — Definition of DEFEATS
verb
1
To overcome in battle or contest.
Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
2
To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
3
To nullify
noun
1
The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
Licking their wounds after a temporary defeat, they planned their next move.
2
The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.
The inscription records her defeat of the country's enemies in a costly war.
3
Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; nullification.
4
Destruction, ruin.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defeat
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