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2 entries found for defeat. To select an entry, click on it. (Click 'Go' if nothing happens.) Main Entry: 1de·feat  Pronunciation: di-'fEt, dE- Function: transitive verb Etymology: Middle English deffeten, from Anglo-French defait, past participle of defaire, desfaire to destroy, from Medieval Latin disfacere, from Latin dis- + facere to do -- more at DO Date: 14th century 1 obsolete : DESTROY 2 a : NULLIFY <defeat an estate> b : FRUSTRATE 2a(1) <defeat a hope> 3 : to win victory over : BEAT <defeat the opposing team> synonym see CONQUER - de·feat·able /-'fE-t&-b&l/ adjective
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