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English Dictionary: checkmate	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
checkmate n complete victory a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king Synonym(s): checkmate, mate v place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" Synonym(s): checkmate, mate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Checkmate \Check"mate\, n. [F. [82]chec et mat, fr. Per. sh[be]h m[be]t ceckmate, lit., the king is dead, fr. Ar. m[be]ta he died, is dead. The king, when made prisoner, or checkmated, is assumed to be dead, and the game is finished. See {Chess}.] 1. The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game. 2. A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Checkmate \Check"mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Checkmated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Checkmating}.] 1. (Chess) To check (an adversary's king) in such a manner that escape in impossible; to defeat (an adversary) by putting his king in check from which there is no escape. 2. To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart. To checkmate and control my just demands. --Ford.