Definizione monolingua

defeat

defeat (third-person singular simple present defeats, present participle defeating, simple past and past participle defeated) (transitive)

1. To overcome in battle or contest.

   Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.

2. To destroy, ruin, undo, lay waste to.
3. To nullify; to reduce, to nothing, the strength of.

   We can defeat this perjury charge,, but I cant let you testify in your own defense.

   Id let you in on it, but that would defeat the purpose, wouldnt it? Its a secret from you.

   Ha ha ha! Ive defeated his plan!

defeat (plural defeats)

1. The act of defeating or being defeated

Definizione dizionario defeat

	battere
	to overcome in battle or contest
	To end in success a struggle or contest.

	disfatta
	The act of defeating or being defeated
	Esisto sfavorevole di una competizione o di una battaglia.
	An end to a struggle or contest that did not end in success.

	sconfiggere
	to overcome in battle or contest
	To end in success a struggle or contest.

	sconfitta
	The act of defeating or being defeated
	Esisto sfavorevole di una competizione o di una battaglia.
	An end to a struggle or contest that did not end in success.

	fallimento
	The act of defeating or being defeated

	insuccesso
	The act of defeating or being defeated

ammazzare

annullare

calmare

conquistare

debellare

debilitare

deludere

demolire

disfare

frustrazione

percorrere

placare

trionfare

uccidere

vincere

Altri significati:

defeat (in battle)

defeat (as a verb it means “to be defeated”)

to destroy

(transitive) To destroy, ruin, undo, lay waste to

closing price (stock market)

losing (a game)

(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest

knockdown (e.g. in boxing)