DEFEAT THE PURPOSE

Meaning of DEFEAT THE PURPOSE in English

make the wanted result less possible, fail the objective

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PURPOSE — I. ˈpərpəs, ˈpə̄p-, ˈpəip- noun ( plural purposes -pəsə̇s, in rapid speech sometimes -psə̇z) Etymology: Middle English porpos, purpos, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEFEAT — I. də̇ˈfēt, dēˈ-, usu -fēd.+V transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English deffeten, from Middle French desfait, deffait, past …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEFEAT — (v.) Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of success; as, the defeat of a plan or design.
Английский словарь Webster
DEFEAT — (v. t.) To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault.
Английский словарь Webster
DEFEAT — ( v. ) Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of success; as, the defeat of a plan …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFEAT — ( v. t. ) To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPOSE — /perr"peuhs/ , n. , v. , purposed, purposing . n. 1. the reason for which something exists or is done, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFEAT — — defeater , n. /di feet"/ , v.t. 1. to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFEAT — I. di-ˈfēt, dē- transitive verb Etymology: Middle English deffeten, from Anglo-French defait, past participle of defaire, desfaire to destroy, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PURPOSE — noun instance; example. 2. purpose ·noun proposal to another; discourse. 3. purpose ·vt to set forth; to bring forward. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DEFEAT — v an undoing or annulling; destruction. 2. defeat ·vt to resist with success; as, to defeat an assault. 3. defeat …
Webster English vocab
PURPOSE — [pur.pose] n [ME purpos, fr. OF, fr. purposer to purpose, fr. L proponere (perf. indic. proposui) to propose--more at propound] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEFEAT — [de.feat] vt [ME deffeten, fr. MF deffait, pp. of deffaire to destroy, fr. OF desfaire, fr. ML disfacere, fr. L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PURPOSE — / ˈpɜːpəs; NAmE ˈpɜːrpəs/ noun 1. [ C ] the intention, aim or function of sth; the thing that sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEFEAT — / dɪˈfiːt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ vn ] 1. to win against sb in a war, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURPOSE — pur ‧ pose S2 W2 /ˈpɜːpəs $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ purpose , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEFEAT — I. de ‧ feat 1 W3 /dɪˈfiːt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ defeat …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PURPOSE — n. & v. --n. 1 an object to be attained; a thing intended. 2 the intention to act. 3 resolution, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PURPOSE — n. & v. n. 1 an object to be attained; a thing intended. 2 the intention to act. 3 resolution, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PURPOSE — n. & v. --n. 1. an object to be attained; a thing intended. 2 the intention to act. 3 resolution, …
Oxford English vocab
PURPOSE — ( purposes) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The purpose of something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEFEAT — ( defeats, defeating, defeated) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEFEAT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PURPOSE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sense of purpose/direction (= a feeling that you know what you are trying to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEFEAT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a defeated army ▪ The survivors of his defeated army settled in Provence. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PURPOSE — (REASON) [noun] [C] - an intention or aim; a reasonThe purpose of the research is to try and and find …
Cambridge English vocab
DEFEAT — [verb] [T] - to win a victory over (someone) in a fight, war or competition, or to cause (someone or …
Cambridge English vocab
PURPOSE — Synonyms and related words : advantage, aim, aim at, ambition, animus, aspiration, aspire, aspire after, aspire to, avail, be after, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURPOSE — noun 1 aim/function ADJECTIVE ▪ limited ▪ chief , main , primary , prime , principal ▪ true ▪ sole …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DEFEAT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete , comprehensive ( esp. BrE ), decisive , heavy , major , overwhelming , resounding …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PURPOSE — INDEX: 1. what you want to achieve when you do something 2. what something is intended to be used for …
Longman Activator English vocab
DEFEAT — See ↑ BEAT/DEFEAT 1,3,5, ↑ LOSE 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ admit/accept defeat
Longman Activator English vocab
DEFEAT — INDEX: 1. to beat someone in a game, competition, election etc 2. to beat someone very easily in a game, …
Longman Activator English vocab
PURPOSE — n. 25B6; noun the purpose of his visit : MOTIVE, motivation, grounds, cause, occasion, reason, point, basis, justification. their purpose …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEFEAT — n. 25B6; verb the army which defeated the Scots : BEAT, conquer, win against, triumph over, get the better of, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURPOSE — n. 1 object, intention, intent, end, goal, ambition, objective, target, aim, principle, point, rationale, reason; scheme, plan, design, motive, motivation, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DEFEAT — v. 1 overcome, conquer, vanquish, be victorious over, get the better of, beat, subdue, overwhelm, overpower, prevail over, triumph over, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PURPOSE — noun BAD : The purpose why I have come here is to improve my English. GOOD : The reason why …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
PURPOSE — 1. сущ. 1) назначение, намерение, цель; замысел, стремление to accomplish, achieve, fulfill a purpose ≈ достигнуть цели beside the purpose …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEFEAT — 1. сущ. 1) а) проигрыш (в соревновании); поражение, разгром (в военной баталии) a crushing defeat, decisive defeat, resounding defeat, total …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PURPOSE — purpose.ogg 1. ʹpɜ:pəs n 1. цель, намерение; замысел on purpose - нарочно, с целью to the purpose - кстати, к …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEFEAT — defeat.ogg 1. dıʹfi:t n 1. поражение; разгром the defeat of a party - поражение партии ( на выборах и т. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PURPOSE — purpose сущ.1) назначение, намерение, цель; замысел, стремление to accomplish, achieve, fulfill a purpose — достигнуть цели - beside the purpose …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DEFEAT — defeat сущ.1) а) проигрыш (в соревновании); поражение, разгром (в военной баталии) a crushing defeat, decisive defeat, resounding defeat, total defeat, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PURPOSE — 1. ʹpɜ:pəs n 1. цель, намерение; замысел on purpose - нарочно, с целью to the purpose - кстати, к делу …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DEFEAT — 1. dıʹfi:t n 1. поражение; разгром the defeat of a party - поражение партии ( на выборах и т. п. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PURPOSE — 1. сущ. 1) назначение, намерение, цель; замысел, стремление to accomplish, achieve, fulfill a purpose — достигнуть цели - beside the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DEFEAT — 1. сущ. 1) а) проигрыш ( в соревновании ) ; поражение, разгром ( в военной баталии ) a crushing defeat, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PURPOSE — 1. сущ. 1) назначение, намерение, цель; замысел, стремление to accomplish, achieve, fulfill a purpose — достигнуть цели - beside the purpose - for a …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DEFEAT — 1. сущ. 1) а) проигрыш (в соревновании); поражение, разгром (в военной баталии) a crushing defeat, decisive defeat, resounding defeat, total defeat, utter defeat …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PURPOSE — 1. _n. 1> намерение, цель, назначение; to answer/serve the purpose - годиться, отвечать цели; - novel with a purpose - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DEFEAT — 1. _n. 1> поражение - sustain a defeat - suffer a defeat 2> расстройство (планов); крушение (надежд) 3> _юр. аннулирование …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PURPOSE — 1. n. 1. намерение, цель, назначение; to answer/serve the purpose - годиться, отвечать цели; - novel with a purpose - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DEFEAT — 1. n. 1. поражение - sustain a defeat - suffer a defeat 2. расстройство (планов); крушение (надежд) 3. юр. аннулирование …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PURPOSE — 1. сущ. 1) цель, намерение 2) результат 3) успех • - business purpose - charitable purpose - commercial purpose - family purpose - for the purpose of - to no …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
PURPOSE — 1. _n. 1> намерение, цель, назначение; novel with a purpose тенденциозный роман; of set purpose с умыслом, предумышленно; on purpose …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PURPOSE — цель; намерение purpose justified — оправданная цель; purpose unjustified — неоправданная цель - common criminal purpose - common purpose - corporate purpose - criminal purpose - family …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
DEFEAT — 1) отмена, аннулирование; прекращение | отменять, аннулировать; прекращать 2) расстройство (планов и т.п.) | разрушать, расстраивать (планы и т.п.); опровергать 3) поражение …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
DEFEAT — отмена, аннулирование; отменять, аннулировать - to defeat a claim - to defeat all opposition to application - to defeat novelty - to defeat patentability
Англо-Русский словарь по патентам и товарным знакам
PURPOSE — сущ. 1) общ. цель; назначение; намерение; замысел the purpose of life — цель жизни company's purpose — цель (деятельности) компании Syn: objective, goal 2) общ. результат, …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
PURPOSE — 1. сущ. 1) назначение, намерение, цель; замысел, стремление to accomplish, achieve, fulfill a purpose ≈ достигнуть цели beside the purpose …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEFEAT — 1. сущ. 1) а) проигрыш (в соревновании); поражение, разгром (в военной баталии) a crushing defeat, decisive defeat, resounding defeat, total …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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