2. Verb. (third-person singular of defeat) ¹
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Definition of Defeats
1. defeat [v] - See also: defeat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defeats
Literary usage of Defeats
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1862)
"... curate Merino defeats nome French near Aranda de Duero—His cruelty to the
prisoners—Mina's activity—Harasses the enemy in Aragon—Is surprised at Robres ..."
2. On Parliamentary Government in England: Its Origin, Development, and by Alpheus Todd (1869)
"1 A mere defeat, or even repeated defeats, in the House of Commons, upon isolated
questions, ... (defeats of the Melbourne ministry) ' See ante, vol. i. pp. ..."
3. Memoirs of Robert E. Lee: His Military and Personal History, Embracing a by Armistead Lindsay Long, Marcus Joseph Wright (1886)
"He defeats and Kills General WE Jones. —Sheridan's Cavalry Movement.—Encountered
and Defeated by ... He Surprises and defeats the Federals at Cedar Creek. ..."
4. Annals of Politics and Culture (1492-1899) by George Peabody Gooch (1901)
"He transfers the Foreign Ministry to Choiseul, French ambassador at Vienna, who
insists on a modification of the alliance. 1203. Germany. Frederick defeats ..."
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