Defeat

De`feat´

v. t.	1.	To undo; to disfigure; to destroy. [imp. & p. p. Defeated; p. pr. & vb. n. Defeating.] His unkindness may defeat my life. - Shak.
	2.	To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of an estate. He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes. - Tillotson. The escheators . . . defeated the right heir of his succession. - Hallam. In one instance he defeated his own purpose. - A. W. Ward.
	3.	To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow.
	4.	To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault. Sharp reasons to defeat the law. - Shak.
n.	1.	An undoing or annulling; destruction. Upon whose property and most dear life A damned defeat was made. - Shak.
	2.	Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of success; as, the defeat of a plan or design.
	3.	An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse suffered; discomfiture; - opposed to victory.

Noun	1.	defeat - an unsuccessful ending Synonyms: licking Antonyms: triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
	2.	defeat - the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals Synonyms: frustration
Verb	1.	defeat - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" Synonyms: get the better of, overcome
	2.	defeat - thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal" Synonyms: vote down, vote out, kill, shoot down

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