Defeat
Defeat , transitive verb
[From French défait, Old French desfait, p. p. ofe défaire, Old French desfaire, to undo; Latin dis- + facere to do. See Feat, Fact, and compare Disfashion.]
1.
To undo; to disfigure; to destroy. [Obsolete]
His unkindness may defeat my life.
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.
The escheators... defeated the right heir of his succession.
In one instance he defeated his own purpose.
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.
Defeat , noun
[Compare French défaite, from défaire. See Defeat, v.]
1.
An undoing or annulling; destruction. [Obsolete]
Upon whose property and most dear life
A damned defeat was made.
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.