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Search phrase: defeat

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.148My honour's at the stake, which to defeat,My Honor's at the stake, which to defeate
Antony and CleopatraAC V.i.65She do defeat us. For her life in RomeShe do defeate vs. For her life in Rome,
HamletHam II.ii.568A damned defeat was made. Am I a coward?A damn'd defeate was made. Am I a Coward?
HamletHam V.ii.58They are not near my conscience. Their defeatThey are not neere my Conscience; their debate
Henry VH5 I.ii.107Making defeat on the full power of France,Making defeat on the full Power of France:
Henry VH5 I.ii.214Without defeat. Therefore to France, my liege!Without defeat. Therefore to France, my Liege,
Henry VIIIH8 II.i.14Many sharp reasons to defeat the law.Many sharpe reasons to defeat the Law.
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.92Therein, ye gods, you tyrants do defeat.Therein, yee Gods, you Tyrants doe defeat.
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.45And made defeat of her virginity –And made defeat of her virginitie.
OthelloOth I.iii.337defeat thy favour with an usurped beard. I say, putdefeate thy fauour, with an vsurp'd Beard. I say put
OthelloOth IV.ii.159And his unkindness may defeat my life,And his vnkindnesse may defeat my life,
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.164That your activity may defeat and quellThat your Actiuity may defeate and quell

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.61.11 Mine own true love that doth my rest defeat, Mine owne true loue that doth my rest defeat,

Glossary

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confounddiscomfit, defeat, put to shame
convincedefeat, overcome, overpower
defeatact of destruction, ruin
defeatfrustrate, bring to nought
defeatdeface, disfigure, disguise
defeatdestroy, ruin, wreck
defeatrefute, resist
defeatdefraud, deprive
discomfitdefeat, overthrow, beat
discomfitdefeat, overthrow, rout
discomfiturerout, overthrow, utter defeat
encounteroppose, thwart, defeat
foildefeat, overcome; throw [in wrestling]
foilcheck, repulse, setback, defeat
losslosing, defeat, overthrow
overflowoverwhelm, destroy, defeat
oversetoverthrow, overcome, defeat
overthrowdefeat, destroy, vanquish
putcrush, defeat, put to silence
speeddeal with, bring to an end, defeat

Thesaurus

 14 result(s).
defeatconfound
defeatconvince
defeatdiscomfit
defeatdiscomfit
defeatencounter
defeatfoil
defeatfoil
defeatloss
defeatoverflow
defeatoverset
defeatoverthrow
defeatput
defeatspeed
defeat, utterdiscomfiture

Themes and Topics

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Latin...ncere (v ) 2h6 i iv 61 vinco conquer defeat vir (n m ) lll iv ii 79   man ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DEFEATBASICdefeat n, defeat v, defeated adj

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