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defeat(2)(dictionary)
defeat 1, noun(dictionary)
defeat 2, verb(dictionary)
Double Defeat - Fencing(gambling)

defeat(2) (iou)



defeat verb trans. LME.
[Anglo-Norman defeter, from defet, Old French deffait, desfait pa. pple of desfaire (mod. defaire) from medieval Latin disfacere undo, from Latin dis- DE- 3 + facere make.]
Undo, do away with, destroy. LME-M17.
Shakespeare Othello His unkindness may defeat my life.
Law. Annul. LME.
Disfigure, deface, spoil. LME-E17.
Cause to fail, frustrate (a plan etc.), baffle. L15.
Shakespeare Hamlet My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent.
Gain victory over in battle, competition, matter decided by voting, etc.; vanquish, overcome. M16.
J. G. Farrell England had been defeated in the first test match. fig.: Shelley She Who loved me did with absent looks defeat Despair.
Do out of, cheat, disappoint; deprive of, dispossess. M16-M19.
defeater noun M19.
defeatment noun L16-M18.