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defeat (v. trans.)
1.command against"I forbid you to call me late at night" "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" "Dad nixed our plans"
2.hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge" "foil your opponent"
3.win a victory over"You must overcome all difficulties" "defeat your enemies" "He overcame his shyness" "He overcame his infirmity" "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
4.thwart the passage of"kill a motion" "he shot down the student's proposal"
defeat (n.)
1.an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest"it was a narrow defeat" "the army's only defeat" "they suffered a convincing licking"
2.the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
defeat (v.)
1.defeat thoroughly"He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
2.destroy completely; damage irreparably"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!" "The tears ruined her make-up"
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Merriam Webster
DefeatDe*feat" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defeated; p. pr. & vb. n. Defeating.] [From F. défait, OF. desfait, p. p. ofe défaire, OF. desfaire, to undo; L. dis- + facere to do. See Feat, Fact, and cf. Disfashion.]
1. To undo; to disfigure; to destroy. [Obs.]
His unkindness may defeat my life. Shak.
2. To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of an estate.
He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes. Tillotson.
The escheators . . . defeated the right heir of his succession. Hallam.
In one instance he defeated his own purpose. A. W. Ward.
3. To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow.
4. To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault.
Sharp reasons to defeat the law. Shak.
Syn. -- To baffle; disappoint; frustrate.
DefeatDe*feat", n. [Cf. F. défaite, fr. défaire. See Defeat, v.]
1. An undoing or annulling; destruction. [Obs.]
Upon whose property and most dear life
A damned defeat was made. Shak.
2. Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of success; as, the defeat of a plan or design.
3. An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse suffered; discomfiture; -- opposed to victory.
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⇨ definição - Wikipedia
defeat (n.)
beating, conquest, debacle, disappointment, failure, frustration, licking, setback, rout (army)
defeat (v.)
abolish, banjax, beat, blow down, bring down, cheat, destroy, fell, fuck, kill, knock down, mop up, overthrow, pip, rack up, ruin, throw down, trip up, whip, worst
defeat (v. trans.)
baffle, be first past the post, bend, be superior, be victorious, bilk, conquer, cross, disallow, flout, foil, forbid, frustrate, get the best of, get the better of, have/get/gain the upper hand, interdict, kill, nix, overcome, overrule, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, put paid to, queer, repudiate, resist, scotch, shoot down, spoil, spurn, thwart, triumph, vanquish, veto, vote down, vote out, win
Ver também
defeat (n.)
↗ beat, blow down, bring down, cheat, fell, kill, knock down, mop up, overthrow, pip, rack up, ruin, throw down, trip up, whip, worst ≠ triumph, victory, win
defeat (v. trans.)
↘ foiling, frustration, thwarting ≠ allow, authorize, countenance, let, license, permit
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defeat (n.)
rout; defeat[ClasseHyper.]
conclusion, ending, finish - failure, fiasco, miscarriage, setback[Hyper.]
beat, blow down, bring down, cheat, defeat, fell, kill, knock down, mop up, overthrow, pip, rack up, ruin, throw down, trip up, whip, worst[Nominalisation]
defeat, disallow, kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out - defeatist, doomsayer, negativist[Dérivé]
triumph, victory, win[Ant.]
defeat (n.)
defeat (v.)
defeat (v.)
defeat (v. tr.)
defeat (v. tr.)
résister (fr)[Classe]
faire obstacle à (fr)[Classe]
empêcher (de faire, de se produire) (fr)[Classe]
(meeting)[termes liés]
defeat (v. tr.)
vaincre totalement (fr)[Classe]
defeat (v. tr.)
dominer (être meilleur pour une personne) (fr)[Classe]
être meilleur dans une confrontation (fr)[Classe]
soumettre (fr)[Classe]
overcome; best; outdo; beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish[Classe]
jeu d'échecs (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
overcomer, subduer, surmounter[Dérivé]
defeat (v. tr.)
blackball, negative, veto[Hyper.]
defeat, licking, rout[Dérivé]
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