0 present participle of defeat
1 to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition:
Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.
The proposal to change the rules was narrowly defeated (= by a very small number) by 201 votes to 196.
Our ambitions for this tournament have been defeated by the weather.
I'm afraid anything that involves language learning has always defeated me (= I have been unable to do it).
The French were defeated at Waterloo in 1815.
The team were overwhelmingly defeated in yesterday's game.
The four-times champion was unexpectedly defeated in the second round of the competition.
Revelations and confessions produce resolution and stability by defeating ignorance and equalising the knowledge of the audience and the characters.
Candidates running against the establishment were defeating candidates who had until recently appeared unbeatable.
The availability of credit from friendly central banks is of the first importance in defeating speculators.
