Defeat
11defeat — de|feat1 W3 [dıˈfi:t] n [U and C] 1.) failure to win or succeed ▪ She was a woman who hated to admit defeat . ▪ The Democratic Party candidate has already conceded defeat . defeat in ▪ The socialist party suffered a crushing defeat in the French… …
12defeat — I n. 1) to inflict (formal) a defeat on 2) to meet, suffer (a) defeat (at smb. s hands) 3) to invite defeat 4) to admit defeat 5) a crushing, decisive, resounding, total, utter; ignominious, shameful defeat II v. to defeat decisively * * * [dɪ… …
13defeat — defeater, n. /di feet /, v.t. 1. to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish: They defeated the enemy. She defeated her brother at tennis. 2. to frustrate; thwart. 3. to eliminate or deprive of something expected: The …
14defeat */*/ — I UK [dɪˈfiːt] / US [dɪˈfɪt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms defeat : singular defeat plural defeats failure to win a competition or to succeed in doing something England suffered a 2–0 defeat by Scotland. a humiliating/heavy/crushing… …
15defeat — [[t]dɪfi͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ defeats, defeating, defeated 1) VERB If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest. [V n] His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954... [V n] The NHL Stanley Cup was won by the… …
16defeat — 1 noun 1 (C, U) failure to win or succeed: an election defeat | serious defeat: The government has suffered a serious defeat. | admit defeat (=stop trying to succeed): She s told him she won t marry him, but he ll never admit defeat. 2 (U)… …
17defeat — de|feat1 [ dı fit ] noun count or uncount ** failure to win a competition or succeed in doing something: Wisconsin suffered a 23 7 defeat by Illinois. admit/accept/concede defeat: a stubborn man who was not prepared to admit defeat a… …
18defeat — I. 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 …
19defeat — 01. The French were [defeated] by the English on the Plains of Abraham in Canada s most important military battle. 02. Tennis star Bjorn Borg [defeated] John McEnroe in straight sets to win the cup at Wimbledon. 03. Napoleon s [defeat] at… …
20defeat — de•feat [[t]dɪˈfit[/t]] v. t. 1) to overcome in a contest; vanquish 2) to frustrate; thwart 3) to deprive of something expected: to defeat one s hopes[/ex] 4) law Law. to annul 5) the act of overcoming in a contest 6) an instance of defeat;… …
