Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with defeat in American Collocation
defeat
verb
transitive
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/dɪˈfit/
completely or successfully
completely
comprehensively
decisively
heavily
overwhelmingly
resoundingly
roundly
soundly
successfully
Wellington decisively defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
easily
comfortably
easily
The virus is a relentless opponent that will not be easily defeated.
only just
narrowly
In the election Blaine was narrowly defeated by the Democratic Party candidate.
He was narrowly defeated in the 1995 election.
finally
eventually
finally
ultimately
In August 1849 Austria had finally defeated Hungary.