| Main Entry: |
defeat |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
frustrate |
Synonyms: |
baffle, balk, beat down, beat the system,
blank,
block,
bury, cast down, cause setback, checkmate,
circumvent,
confound,
contravene,
cook*, counterplot,
cross,
disappoint, discomfit,
disconcert,
disprove, edge out,
foil,
invalidate, neutralize, nonplus, nose out,
nullify, outwit, overturn, put end to,
puzzle,
quell,
reduce,
refute,
ruin, scuttle, shave, shellac, skunk,
spoil, squash, stump,
subdue,
subjugate,
surmount, take wind out of sails, throw for loop,
thwart,
undo, victimize
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| Notes: |
decimate means to kill or destroy in large numbers; defeat means to win a victory over or to beat |
Antonyms: |
abet, aid, encourage, help, inspirit
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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