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defeated

[ dih-fee-tid ]

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adjective

relating to or being the loser in a contest, election, battle, etc.; overcome or vanquished:
For several days in succession, fragments of the defeated army straggled through the town.
frustrated, foiled, or thwarted, as plans, dreams, etc.:
He could not shake off a feeling of acute disappointment, of defeated hopes.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of defeat.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of defeated¹

First recorded in 1575–85; defeat ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; defeat ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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Villa, however, are two wins from a first major trophy since Brian Little's team defeated Leeds United in the 1996 League Cup final.

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He defeated fellow Englishman Hawkins to win a second UK Championship title in December, a success that helped him to break the record for the most prize money won in a single season.

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The Frenchwoman lifted the trophy as a player and manager with Lyon and is the only coach to have defeated Barcelona over a tie in the competition in the past four years.

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“It’s easy to see what’s happening and feel defeated; it’s objectively awful,” Marino said.

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The Dodgers have defeated the Cubs in three of four meetings this season — the first two coming in Tokyo — despite being outscored 20-13.

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