Qué (quién) es Defeat - definición
Defeat
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Military defeat; Defeat (disambiguation); Defeats
·v An undoing or annulling; destruction.
IV. Defeat ·v Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of success; as, the defeat of a plan or design.
V. Defeat ·v An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse suffered; discomfiture;
- opposed to victory.
VI. Defeat ·vt To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of an Estate.
VII. Defeat ·vt To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to Overthrow.
defeat
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Military defeat; Defeat (disambiguation); Defeats
I. n.
1.
Overthrow, downfall, rout, discomfiture, repulse.
2.
Frustration.
II. v. a.
1.
Conquer, overthrow, overcome, vanquish, repulse, beat, discomfit, rout, check-mate.
2.
Frustrate, baffle, foil, balk, thwart, disconcert, disappoint.
defeat
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Military defeat; Defeat (disambiguation); Defeats
¦ verb
1. win a victory over.
2. prevent the achievement of (an aim): this defeats the object of the exercise.
be too difficult for.
Law make null and void.
¦ noun an instance of defeating or being defeated.
Derivatives
defeated adjective
defeatedly adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. desfait 'undone', past participle of desfaire, from med. L. disfacere 'undo'.
Ejemplos de pronunciación para Defeat
1. of defeat.
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2. we can defeat cancer.
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3. to defeat them."
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4. defeat was coming?
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5. Defeat-- you can't talk about defeat with this.
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Ejemplos de uso de Defeat
1. British and Canadian forces are suffering defeat after defeat.
2. "Defeat them in Iraq and we will defeat them everywhere.
3. A political defeat was being painted as military defeat.
4. Defeat: After weeks of refusing to concede election defeat, Silvio Berlusconi will resign Look here too...
5. Buckley Jr., who after Samarra declared that it is time for "the acknowledgment of defeat." Defeat?