To overcome in battle or contest. Example: Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
To nullify
The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss. Example: Licking their wounds after a temporary defeat, they planned their next move.
The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing. Example: The inscription records her defeat of the country's enemies in a costly war.
Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; nullification.
Destruction, ruin.
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