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defaite
defaite, defate, ppl. a. Sc. [Sc. form of defeat for defeated: cf. defeit.] Defeated, vanquished.1597 Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae 1255 For he esteemt his faes defate, Quhen anes he fand them fald. 1814 Saxon & Gael I. 96 (Jam.) A' defaite thegither.
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defeiture
▪ I. † deˈfeit, deˈfet, a. Obs. Also 5 defect, deffait. [a. OF. defeit, desfeit, -fait, pa. pple. of desfaire, défaire to undo: see defeat v.] Marred, disfigured.c 1374 Chaucer Troylus v. 618 To ben defet [v.r. defect] and pale, and woxen lesse. Ibid. v. 1219 He so defet [v.r. disfigured] was, þat n...
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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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