Found 4 items, similar to defeat.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: defeat mengalahkan
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: defeat cundang, kealahan, kekalahan, memenangi, mengalahkan, menggagalkan, menggulingkan, menggulung, pengalahan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: defeat defeat n 1: an unsuccessful ending [syn: licking] [ant: victory] 2: the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals [syn: frustration] v 1: 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” [syn: get the better of, overcome] 2: thwart the passage of; “kill a motion”; “he shot down the student's proposal” [syn: kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Defeat Defeat \De*feat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defeated; p. pr. & vb. n. Defeating.] [From F. d['e]fait, OF. desfait, p. p. ofe d['e]faire, OF. desfaire, to undo; L. dis- + facere to do. See Feat, Fact, and cf. Disfashion.] 1. To undo; to disfigure; to destroy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His unkindness may defeat my life. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of an estate. [1913 Webster] He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster] The escheators . . . defeated the right heir of his succession. --Hallam. [1913 Webster] In one instance he defeated his own purpose. --A. W. Ward. [1913 Webster] 3. To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow. [1913 Webster] 4. To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault. [1913 Webster] Sharp reasons to defeat the law. --Shak. Syn: To baffle; disappoint; frustrate. [1913 Webster] Defeat \De*feat"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]faite, fr. d['e]faire. See Defeat, v.] 1. An undoing or annulling; destruction. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Upon whose property and most dear life A damned defeat was made. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of success; as, the defeat of a plan or design. [1913 Webster] 3. An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse suffered; discomfiture; -- opposed to victory. [1913 Webster]