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DEFEAT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
conquer, vanquish, defeat, subdue, reduce, overcome, overthrow mean to get the better of by force or strategy. conquer implies gaining mastery ...
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DEFEAT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition: Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.
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1235 Synonyms & Antonyms for DEFEAT | Thesaurus.com
defeat · beating · blow · breakdown · collapse · debacle · destruction · drubbing · embarrassment · failure · killing · loss · massacre · rout · setback ...
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defeat
▪ I. defeat, n. (dɪˈfiːt) [Appears at end of 16th c.: f. defeat v., prob. after F. défaite n. (1475 in Hatzf.): the latter was the ordinary fem. n. from défait, -e, pa. pple. of défaire vb., = It. disfatta ‘an vndoing, an vnmaking’ (Florio), a defeat, a rout; Romanic type *disfacta: see defeat v.] †...
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defeat Definition, Meaning & Usage - Justia Legal Dictionary
defeat · To make something null or invalidate it · To stop or reverse the creation or effect of something · To win against something or someone in competition ...
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DEFEAT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish: They defeated the enemy. She defeated her brother at tennis.
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Defeat
Defeat may refer to:
the opposite of victory
Debellatio
Surrender (military) usually follows a defeat
See also
Defeatism
Failure
List of military disasters
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DEFEAT Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words
Some common synonyms of defeat are conquer, overcome, overthrow, reduce, subdue, and vanquish. While all these words mean to get the better of by force or ...
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Defeat - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Defeat is the opposite of victory. When you lose, you suffer defeat. When you win, you defeat your enemy. This is a word that's all about losing.
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defeat - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Verb · (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest. · (transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of. · (transitive) To nullify · To prevent (something) ...
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defeat - American Heritage Dictionary Entry
1. To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat: "Whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences ...
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Defeat in detail - Wikipedia
Defeat in detail, or divide and conquer, is a military tactic of bringing a large portion of one's own force to bear on small enemy units in sequence.
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defeat/dɪˈfi:t; dɪ`fit/ v1 [Tn, Tn.pr]win a victory over (sb); overcome 战胜(某人); 击败 The enemy was defeated in a decisive battle. 敌人在一场决定性的战斗中被击败. He has been soundly defeated at chess. 他在国际象棋比赛中一败涂地.2 [Tn] (infml 口) be puzzling for (sb); baffle 使(某人)困惑; 难住 I've tried to solve the problem, but it defe...
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Defeat in detail
Defeat in detail, or divide and conquer, is a military tactic of bringing a large portion of one's own force to bear on small enemy units in sequence, Defeat in detail is the tactic of exploiting failures of an enemy force to coordinate and support the various smaller units that make up the force.
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Embracing Defeat
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II is a history book written by John W. Dower and published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1999. See also
Empire of Japan
Japanese resistance during the Shōwa period
References
External links
First Chapter
Interview with Dower on Embracing Defeat
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