[dɪˈfiːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat
(e.g: Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘undo, destroy, annul’): from Old French desfait ‘undone’, past participle of desfaire, from medieval Latin disfacere ‘undo’

[dɪˈfiːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an instance of defeating or being defeated
(e.g: a 1–0 defeat by Grimsby)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘undo, destroy, annul’): from Old French desfait ‘undone’, past participle of desfaire, from medieval Latin disfacere ‘undo’