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English Dictionary: defeated	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for defeated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defeated adj beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy" Antonym(s): undefeated disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" Synonym(s): defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted n people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated" Synonym(s): defeated, discomfited
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Defeat \Defeat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defeated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defeating}.] [From F. d[82]fait, OF. desfait, p. p. ofe d[82]faire, OF. desfaire, to undo; L. dis- + facere to do. See {Feat}, {Fact}, and cf. {Disfashion}.] 1. To undo; to disfigure; to destroy. [Obs.] His unkindness may defeat my life. --Shak. 2. To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of an estate. He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes. --Tillotson. The escheators . . . defeated* the right heir of his succession. --Hallam. In one instance he defeated his own purpose. --A. W. Ward. 3. To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow. 4. To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault. Sharp reasons to defeat the law. --Shak. Syn: To baffle; disappoint; frustrate.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Defeated, TN Zip code(s): 37030