Английский Этимологический словарь - defeat
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Defeat
defeat
- c.1380, from Anglo-Norm. defeter, from O.Fr. defait, pp. of defaire, from V.L. *diffacere "undo, destroy," from L. dis- "un-, not" + facere "to do, perform." Original sense was of "ruination, destruction." Military sense of "conquer" is 16c. Defeatist is 1918, from Fr. dйfaitiste, in reference to the Russians.
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~1 n 1 failure to win or succeed (an election defeat | serious defeat) (The government has suffered a serious defeat. | admit defeat (=stop trying to succeed)) (She's told him she won't marry him, but he'll never admit defeat.) 2 victory over someone or something + of (We made the defeat of fascism our major priority.) ~2 v 1 to win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game etc; beat1 (1) (After a long campaign Wellington's army finally defeated Napoleon. | defeat sb by 10 points/ by 3 goals to 2 etc) (We defeated the other team by six runs.) (- see win1) 2 if something defeats you, you cannot understand it and therefore cannot answer or deal with it (It was the last question on the paper that defeated me.) 3 to make something fail (It was a lack of money, not effort, that defeated their plan.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(defeats, defeating, defeated) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest. His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954... = beat VERB: V n 2. If a proposal or motion in a debate is defeated, more people vote against it than for it. The proposal was defeated by just one vote. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed 3. If a task or a problem defeats you, it is so difficult that you cannot do it or solve it. There were times when the challenges of writing such a huge novel almost defeated her. VERB: V n 4. To defeat an action or plan means to cause it to fail. The navy played a limited but significant role in defeating the rebellion... = thwart VERB: V n 5. Defeat is the experience of being beaten in a battle, game, or contest, or of failing to achieve what you wanted to. The most important thing is not to admit defeat until you really have to... The vote is seen as a defeat for the anti-abortion lobby... N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English deffeten, from Anglo-French defait, past participle of defaire, desfaire to destroy, from Medieval Latin disfacere, from Latin dis- + facere to do — more at do Date: 14th century 1. obsolete destroy 2. a. nullify ~ an estate b. frustrate 2a(1) ~ a hope 3. to win victory over ; beat ~ the opposing team Synonyms: see conquer • ~able adjective II. noun Date: 1590 1. frustration by nullification or by prevention of success the bill suffered ~ in the Senate 2. obsolete destruction 3. a. an overthrow especially of an army in battle b. the loss of a contest ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.tr. 1 overcome in a battle or other contest. 2 frustrate, baffle. 3 reject (a motion etc.) by voting. 4 Law annul. --n. the act or process of defeating or being defeated. Etymology: ME f. OF deffait, desfait past part. of desfaire f. med.L disfacere (as DIS-, L facere do) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сущ. поражение, разгром, крушение (о надеждах); юр. отмена, аннулирование - defeat of bill 2. гл. наносить поражение, разбивать, уничтожать, отменять, аннулировать DEFEAT отмена, аннулирование; отменять, аннулировать – to defeat a claim – to defeat all opposition to application – to defeat novelty – to defeat patentability ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. поражение; разгром the defeat of a party —- поражение партии (на выборах и т. п.) the defeat of a bill —- провал законопроекта (в парламенте) defeat on points —- спорт. поражение по очкам to inflict (to administer) a defeat upon smb. —- нанести кому-л. поражение, разгромить кого-л. to suffer (to sustain) a defeat —- потерпеть поражение to accept defeat —- примириться с поражением for the first time in his life he met defeat —- впервые в жизни он познал горечь поражения 2. крушение (надежд) it was the defeat of all my plans —- все мои планы рухнули 3. юр. аннулирование, отмена 4. наносить поражение, разбивать to defeat the enemy —- разбить противника, одержать победу над противником to defeat a candidate —- нанести поражение кандидату (на выборах) to defeat smb. on points —- спорт. выиграть состязание (бой, встречу) по очкам to defeat in detail —- воен. разгромить по частям after six hours of debate, they defeated the nonconfidence motion —- после шестичасовых дебатов они провалили резолюцию недоверия the Government was defeated in Parliament —- правительство получило в парламенте вотум недоверия 5. расстраивать, срывать; разрушать (планы, замыслы и т. п.) to defeat smb.'s ends —- сорвать чьи-л. замыслы to defeat the ends of justice —- помешать делу (торжеству) правосудия to defeat one's own purpose (object) —- повредить самому себе; действовать во вред своим...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) поражение - sustain a defeat - suffer a defeat 2) расстройство (планов); крушение (надежд) 3) leg. аннулирование 2. v. 1) наносить поражение 2) расстраивать (планы); разрушать (надежды и т.п.); проваливать (законопроект) 3) leg. отменять, аннулировать Syn: drub, lick Ant: give up, surrender ...Англо-русский словарь
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