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to defeat
01
to win against someone in a war, game, contest, etc.
Transitive: to defeat an opponent
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
defeat
3rd person singular
defeats
present participle
defeating
past simple
defeated
past participle
defeated
Examples
The army worked together to defeat the enemy in a decisive battle.
02
to prevent something from succeeding
Transitive: to defeat a goal or effort
Examples
The storm defeated our plans for an outdoor wedding.
Defeat
01
the state of having lost in a contest, war, competition, etc.
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
defeats
02
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
Lexical Tree
defeated
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