Defeat

Definition - Transitive Verb
[Anglo-French defait, past participle of defaire to undo, defeat, from Old French deffaire desfaire, from de-, prefix marking reversal of action + faire to do]
1 a  : to render null <third parties will ~ an attached but «unperfected" security interest ­J. J. White and R. S. Summers>
b  : to prevent or undo the effectiveness or establishment of <~ jurisdiction> <defendant took stand and ~ed intoxication defense ­National Law Journal>
2 a  : to prevail over
b  : to thwart the claim of <~ creditors> <an intent to ~ the surviving spouse of his...elective share ­Tennessee Code Annotated>



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