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defeat

/dɪˈfiːt/
verb
  1. To overcome in battle or contest.

    "Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo."

  2. To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.

  3. To nullify

Synonymsbeat, overcome, vanquish

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