defeat

defeat n

see defeat, v.

1. Loss; failure to win a battle.
2. Deficit; frustration; prevention of success.
3. Triumph; successful resistance.

defeat [defeated] v

OFr defeit < late L. disfacere, undo, unmake, mar, destroy.

1. Overcome; conquer; successfully resist; (see 2 Samuel 17:14).
2. Frustrate; nullify; cause to fail.