DEFEAT

Meaning of DEFEAT in English

Function: noun

Date: 1590

1 : frustration by nullification or by prevention of success <the bill suffered defeat in the Senate>

2 obsolete : DESTRUCTION

3 a : an overthrow especially of an army in battle b : the loss of a contest

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

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
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
DEFEAT — v an undoing or annulling; destruction. 2. defeat ·vt to resist with success; as, to defeat an assault. 3. defeat …
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
DEFEAT — / dɪˈfiːt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ vn ] 1. to win against sb in a war, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEFEAT — I. de ‧ feat 1 W3 /dɪˈfiːt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ defeat …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
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
DEFEAT — [verb] [T] - to win a victory over (someone) in a fight, war or competition, or to cause (someone or …
Cambridge English vocab
DEFEAT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete , comprehensive ( esp. BrE ), decisive , heavy , major , overwhelming , resounding …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
DEFEAT — 1. сущ. 1) а) проигрыш ( в соревновании ) ; поражение, разгром ( в военной баталии ) a crushing defeat, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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
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
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
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
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
DEFEAT — v. victer, victoriar; frustrar, anullar; (mil.) defetar; (noun) defete
English interlingue dictionary
DEFEAT — buntog (Noun) kapildehang (Verb) pagkapilde;parot;pildi
English-Visayan vocabulary
DEFEAT — I. transitive verb see: do Date: 14th century destroy , 2. nullify , frustrate 2a(1) , to win victory over …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEFEAT — (v.) An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse suffered; discomfiture; -- opposed to victory.
Английский словарь Webster
DEFEAT — (v.) An undoing or annulling; destruction.
Английский словарь Webster
DEFEAT — (v. t.) To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow.
Английский словарь Webster
DEFEAT — (v. t.) To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of an estate.
Английский словарь Webster
DEFEAT — (v. t.) To undo; to disfigure; to destroy.
Английский словарь Webster
DEFEAT — ( v. ) An undoing or annulling; destruction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFEAT — ( v. ) An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse suffered; discomfiture; -- opposed …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFEAT — ( v. t. ) To undo; to disfigure; to destroy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFEAT — ( v. t. ) To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFEAT — ( v. t. ) To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFEAT — v. overcome, beat; frustrate
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DEFEAT — n. act of winning or overcoming; overthrow; instance of being defeated, loss; failure
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DEFEAT — n. Pronunciation: di- ' f ē t, d ē - Function: transitive verb Etymology: Middle English deffeten, from Anglo-French defait, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DEFEAT — ■ verb 1》 win a victory over. 2》 prevent the achievement of (an aim): this ~s the object of the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEFEAT — de|feat verb, noun BrE AmE di |ˈfiːt də- ▷ de|feated ˈfiːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈfiːt̬ əd ▷ de|feating ˈfiːt ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEFEAT — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 overcome in a battle or other contest. 2 frustrate, baffle. 3 reject (a motion etc.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEFEAT — v. & n. v.tr. 1 overcome in a battle or other contest. 2 frustrate, baffle. 3 reject (a motion etc.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEFEAT — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. overcome in a battle or other contest. 2 frustrate, baffle. 3 reject (a motion etc.) …
Oxford English vocab
DEFEAT — Synonyms and related words : KO, Waterloo, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, baffle, bafflement, balk, balking, bankruptcy, bar, bear down, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEFEAT — n. Function: noun 1 an overthrow especially of an army in battle FF1C; the brigade suffered a defeat FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DEFEAT — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: CONQUER 1, bear down, beat down, crush, overpower, reduce, subdue, subjugate, vanquish Related Words: bar, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DEFEAT — I . n. 1. Overthrow, downfall, rout, discomfiture, repulse. 2. Frustration. II . v. a. 1. Conquer, overthrow, overcome, vanquish, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
DEFEAT — I. verb 1. Synonyms: conquer 1, bear down, beat down, crush, overpower, reduce, subdue, subjugate, vanquish Related Word: bar, block, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEFEAT — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
DEFEAT — I n. 1) to inflict ( formal ) a ~ on 2) to meet, suffer (a) ~ (at smb.'s hands) …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DEFEAT — Поражение
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DEFEAT — (n) поражение
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DEFEAT — 1. [dıʹfi:t] n 1. поражение; разгром the ~ of a party - поражение партии ( на выборах и т. п. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DEFEAT — v. наносить поражение, разбивать, побеждать, расстраивать, расстраивать планы, разрушать, проваливать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DEFEAT — n. поражение, разгром, расстройство, крушение, аннулирование
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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