defeat

defeat noun beating, breakdown, collapse, confutation, default, destruction, disappointment, downfall, failure, loss, nonfulfillment, overthrow, refutation, ruin, ruination, setback, thwarting, undoing, vanquishment
Associated concepts: defeat a cause of action, defeat the purrose, defeat the rights, defeated candidate, defeated party

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defeat verb beat, block, checkmate, confound, contravene, crush, demolish, drub, foil, frustrate, gain control over, halt, master, outwit, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, prevail over, put down, quell, refute, rout, smash, squelch, subdue, subjugate, suppress, surmount, thwart, triumph over, trounce, upset, vanquish, vincere, victimize
Associated concepts: defeat a cause of action, defeat a will, defeat or impair jurisdiction, defeat the purpose, defeat the rights

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See also: abate, abatement, answer, avoid, balk, cancel, circumvent, contravene, controvert, counteract, debacle, extinguish, failure, foil, frustrate, frustration, halt, miscarriage, negate, nonsuit, obliterate, overcome, override, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, preclude, prevent, prostration, rebuff, refute, rejection, reply, repulse, subdue, subject, subjugate, subversion, subvert, surmount, thwart, upset