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Defeated Defeat Dɪˈfiːt Decisively Verb Champion Sets Rival/An

Word3 defeat
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /dɪˈfiːt/ /dɪˈfiːt/
Example
  • he defeated the champion in three sets.
  • to defeat a rival/an opponent
  • the goal is to defeat the enemy by whatever means possible.
  • a defeated army
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defeat

(verb)/dɪˈfiːt/ /dɪˈfiːt/

    Verb Forms

  1. to win against somebody in a war, competition, sports game, etc.
    • SYNONYM beat
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/beat_2
    • He defeated the champion in three sets.
    • to defeat a rival/an opponent
    • The goal is to defeat the enemy by whatever means possible.
    • a defeated army
    • Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army.
    • The government was defeated by 200 votes to 83.
    • Davis defeated Morris by eight points in the semi-final.
    • Our team was narrowly defeated in the final.
    • It was said that he could not be defeated in battle.

    Extra Examples

    • He said it was impossible to defeat the terrorists militarily.
    • The English were decisively defeated by the rebels in the battle that followed.
    • The senator was decisively defeated by his rivals.
    • She narrowly defeated the rival candidate in the leadership contest.
  2. to stop something from being successful
    • They are united in their determination to defeat global terrorism.
    • The proposed bill was decisively defeated in Parliament.
    • The motion was defeated by 19 votes.
    • Writing down your password so you remember it defeats the purpose of having a password.
    • Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise!
  3. if something defeats you, you cannot understand it
    • The instruction manual completely defeated me.
    • Question 6 defeated us.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the sense ‘undo, destroy, annul’): from Old French desfait ‘undone’, past participle of desfaire, from medieval Latin disfacere ‘undo’.
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