defeat
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- (transitive) If you defeat someone, you win against them in a game, battle, or contest.
- Synonym: beat
- Antonym: lose
- South Africa defeated Zimbabwe (170) by four wickets with four balls to spare.
- American forces defeated a small band of fighters in a three-hour street battle last night.
- When I was in school, I was good at English, but science always defeated me.
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- (countable & uncountable) A defeat is a loss in a game, battle, or contest.
- Dole went down in defeat in last night's elections.