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Defeat vs Adjourn - What's the difference?

defeat | adjourn |

In lang=en terms the difference between defeat and adjourn

is that defeat is to reduce, to nothing, the strength of while adjourn is to end or suspend an event.

As verbs the difference between defeat and adjourn

is that defeat is to overcome in battle or contest while adjourn is to postpone.

As a noun defeat

is the act of defeating or being defeated.

defeat

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To overcome in battle or contest.
  • Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
  • To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
  • * Tillotson
  • He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes.
  • * A. W. Ward
  • In one instance he defeated his own purpose.
  • To nullify
  • * Hallam
  • The escheators defeated the right heir of his succession.

    Synonyms

    (To overcome in contest) * beat * conquer * overthrow * rout * vanquish

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of defeating or being defeated.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=May 13 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Two defeats in five games coming into this contest, and a draw with Everton, ultimately cost Sir Alex Ferguson's side in what became the most extraordinary finale to the league championship since Arsenal beat Liverpool at Anfield in 1989.}}

    adjourn

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To postpone.
  • The trial was adjourned for a week.
  • To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
  • * Barrow
  • It is a common practice to adjourn the reformation of their lives to a further time.
  • To end or suspend an event.
  • The court will adjourn for lunch.
  • (intransitive, formal, uncommon) To move from one place to another.
  • After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.

    See also

    * adjournment