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defeat

/dɪˈfiːt

verb [with object]

1Win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat: Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army...

The rebels were defeated at the battle of Sedgemoor.
In 1715, Jacobite rebels were defeated at the battle of Preston.
The Egyptian army was defeated at the battle of Tell el-Kebir.

Synonyms

beat, conquer, win against, win a victory over, triumph over, prevail over, get the better of, best, worst, vanquish;

rout, trounce, overcome, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, crush, quash, bring someone to their knees;

quell, subjugate, subdue, repulse

informal lick, thrash, hammer, whip, wipe the floor with, walk all over, give someone a hiding, take to the cleaners, blow out of the water, run rings round/around, make mincemeat of, clobber, paste, pound, pulverize, crucify, murder, massacre, slaughter, demolish, drub, give someone a drubbing, cane, zap, flatten, turn inside out, tank, pwn

British informal stuff, marmalize

North American informal blow out, cream, shellac, skunk, slam

US informal own

1.1Prevent (someone) from achieving an aim: she was defeated by the last steep hill...

I could let the discomfort and frustration defeat me, as they sometimes had, or I could accept them as a necessary part of getting better.
If this education stopped with us, the ultimate aim of HIV / AIDS prevention would be defeated.
Matthew Hoy of Hoystory writes to tell me that the Democrats actually filibustered Lee to prevent the Republicans from defeating his nomination.

Synonyms

thwart, block, frustrate, prevent, foil, baulk, ruin, put a stop to, scotch, obviate, forestall, debar, snooker, derail;

obstruct, impede, hinder, hamper, deter, discomfit

informal put the kibosh on, nip in the bud, put paid to, put the stopper on, do for, stymie

British informal scupper, put the mockers on, nobble

1.2Prevent (an aim) from being achieved: don’t cheat by allowing your body to droop—this defeats the object of the exercise...

The closure of a further service facility in rural areas will completely defeat this aim.
I, of course, prefer giving the constitution's limits effect over a restraint that defeat the constitution's aim.
Thirdly, it is the accused himself who, by drinking after the event, defeats the aim of the legislature by doing something which makes the scientific test potentially unreliable.

1.3Reject or block (a motion or proposal): the amendment was defeated...

The counter proposal was defeated by 6 votes to 2.
When it was initially proposed early in 2001, the motion was defeated by the combined votes of the Fianna Fail and Fine Gael councillors.
It was a clever stratagem for defeating the tax proposals without incurring the popular odium for doing so.

Synonyms

reject, overthrow, throw out, dismiss, outvote, spurn, rebuff, turn down

informal give the thumbs down

1.4Be impossible for (someone) to understand: this line of reasoning defeats me, I must confess...

Every time you think you have a handle on it, you are simply defeated by the impossible vastness of even the smallest aspects of space.
For reasons that defeat us, The Road Goes On Forever has been out of print for 20 years.
While some may see this as an instance of human narcissism defeating scientific understanding, we would do better to see it as a reason for tempering the narcissism of science.

Synonyms

baffle, puzzle, perplex, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, confuse, confound, frustrate, nonplus, throw

informal beat, flummox, discombobulate, faze, stump, fox, be all Greek to

1.5 Law Render null and void; annul.Before the Act, of course, a finding of contributory negligence defeated the claim altogether....

In each case the insured defendant failed to defeat the claim and in each his liability to the plaintiff exceeded the limit of the indemnity provided.
The Plaintiff maintains that those transfers were intended to defeat the Plaintiff.

noun

An instance of defeating or being defeated: a 1-0 defeat by Grimsby [mass noun]: she had still not quite admitted defeat...

They have made no progress between their landslide defeat in the 1997 election and their second defeat in 2001.
The two election defeats were put down to an inability to convince the electorate that they could be trusted with the nation's finances.
It's not helped by an Opposition that has failed to respect its time-honoured tradition of turning on and devouring itself after successive election defeats.

Synonyms

loss, beating, conquest, conquering, besting, worsting, vanquishing, vanquishment, {game, set, and match};

rout, trouncing, overpowering, subjugation, subduing;

reverse, debacle, downfall

informal thrashing, hiding, drubbing, licking, hammering, whipping, clobbering, pasting, pounding, pulverizing, massacre, slaughter, demolition, caning, flattening, pwnage

US informal ownage

failure, downfall, breakdown, collapse, ruin, lack of success, discomfiture, rejection, frustration, foundering, misfiring, overthrow, abortion, miscarriage;

undoing, reverse;

disappointment, setback

Origin

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

Early recorded senses were ‘undo, destroy, annul’; it goes back to medieval Latin disfacere ‘undo’.

单词	defeat
释义	defeat /dɪˈfiːt / verb [with object] 1Win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat: Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army... The rebels were defeated at the battle of Sedgemoor. In 1715, Jacobite rebels were defeated at the battle of Preston. The Egyptian army was defeated at the battle of Tell el-Kebir. Synonyms beat, conquer, win against, win a victory over, triumph over, prevail over, get the better of, best, worst, vanquish; rout, trounce, overcome, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, crush, quash, bring someone to their knees; quell, subjugate, subdue, repulse informal lick, thrash, hammer, whip, wipe the floor with, walk all over, give someone a hiding, take to the cleaners, blow out of the water, run rings round/around, make mincemeat of, clobber, paste, pound, pulverize, crucify, murder, massacre, slaughter, demolish, drub, give someone a drubbing, cane, zap, flatten, turn inside out, tank, pwn British informal stuff, marmalize North American informal blow out, cream, shellac, skunk, slam US informal own 1.1Prevent (someone) from achieving an aim: she was defeated by the last steep hill... I could let the discomfort and frustration defeat me, as they sometimes had, or I could accept them as a necessary part of getting better. If this education stopped with us, the ultimate aim of HIV / AIDS prevention would be defeated. Matthew Hoy of Hoystory writes to tell me that the Democrats actually filibustered Lee to prevent the Republicans from defeating his nomination. Synonyms thwart, block, frustrate, prevent, foil, baulk, ruin, put a stop to, scotch, obviate, forestall, debar, snooker, derail; obstruct, impede, hinder, hamper, deter, discomfit informal put the kibosh on, nip in the bud, put paid to, put the stopper on, do for, stymie British informal scupper, put the mockers on, nobble 1.2Prevent (an aim) from being achieved: don’t cheat by allowing your body to droop—this defeats the object of the exercise... The closure of a further service facility in rural areas will completely defeat this aim. I, of course, prefer giving the constitution's limits effect over a restraint that defeat the constitution's aim. Thirdly, it is the accused himself who, by drinking after the event, defeats the aim of the legislature by doing something which makes the scientific test potentially unreliable. 1.3Reject or block (a motion or proposal): the amendment was defeated... The counter proposal was defeated by 6 votes to 2. When it was initially proposed early in 2001, the motion was defeated by the combined votes of the Fianna Fail and Fine Gael councillors. It was a clever stratagem for defeating the tax proposals without incurring the popular odium for doing so. Synonyms reject, overthrow, throw out, dismiss, outvote, spurn, rebuff, turn down informal give the thumbs down 1.4Be impossible for (someone) to understand: this line of reasoning defeats me, I must confess... Every time you think you have a handle on it, you are simply defeated by the impossible vastness of even the smallest aspects of space. For reasons that defeat us, The Road Goes On Forever has been out of print for 20 years. While some may see this as an instance of human narcissism defeating scientific understanding, we would do better to see it as a reason for tempering the narcissism of science. Synonyms baffle, puzzle, perplex, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, confuse, confound, frustrate, nonplus, throw informal beat, flummox, discombobulate, faze, stump, fox, be all Greek to 1.5 Law Render null and void; annul.Before the Act, of course, a finding of contributory negligence defeated the claim altogether.... In each case the insured defendant failed to defeat the claim and in each his liability to the plaintiff exceeded the limit of the indemnity provided. The Plaintiff maintains that those transfers were intended to defeat the Plaintiff. noun An instance of defeating or being defeated: a 1-0 defeat by Grimsby [mass noun]: she had still not quite admitted defeat... They have made no progress between their landslide defeat in the 1997 election and their second defeat in 2001. The two election defeats were put down to an inability to convince the electorate that they could be trusted with the nation's finances. It's not helped by an Opposition that has failed to respect its time-honoured tradition of turning on and devouring itself after successive election defeats. Synonyms loss, beating, conquest, conquering, besting, worsting, vanquishing, vanquishment, {game, set, and match}; rout, trouncing, overpowering, subjugation, subduing; reverse, debacle, downfall informal thrashing, hiding, drubbing, licking, hammering, whipping, clobbering, pasting, pounding, pulverizing, massacre, slaughter, demolition, caning, flattening, pwnage US informal ownage failure, downfall, breakdown, collapse, ruin, lack of success, discomfiture, rejection, frustration, foundering, misfiring, overthrow, abortion, miscarriage; undoing, reverse; disappointment, setback Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'undo, destroy, annul'): from Old French desfait 'undone', past participle of desfaire, from medieval Latin disfacere 'undo'. Early recorded senses were ‘undo, destroy, annul’; it goes back to medieval Latin disfacere ‘undo’.
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