Defeat vs Best - What's the difference?
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To overcome in battle or contest.
To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
* Tillotson
* A. W. Ward
To nullify
* Hallam
The act of defeating or being defeated.
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* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:Thou serpent! That name best befits thee.
*(Samuel Taylor Coleridge) (1772-1834)
*:He prayeth best', who loveth ' best / All things both great and small.
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To the most advantage; with the most success, cause, profit, benefit, or propriety.
*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:Had we best retire? I see a storm.
*(William Makepeace Thackeray) (1811-1863)
*:Had I not best go to her?
(uncountable) The supreme effort one can make, or has made.
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(countable) The person (or persons) who is (are) most excellent.
something that is best
to surpass in skill or achievement.
To beat in a contest;
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As a verb defeat
is to overcome in battle or contest.As a noun defeat
is the act of defeating or being defeated.As a proper noun best is
.defeat
English
Verb
(en verb)- Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
- He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes.
- In one instance he defeated his own purpose.
- The escheators defeated the right heir of his succession.
Synonyms
(To overcome in contest) * beat * conquer * overthrow * rout * vanquishNoun
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best
English
Adjective
(head)- When he is best , he is a little worse than a man.
- Heaven's last, best gift
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Derived terms
* bestnessAntonyms
* worstAdverb
(head)Noun
- I did my best .
- My personal best in that race is eighteen minutes, four seconds.
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Verb
(en verb)- "You did not win because I was sloppy. You bested me, Uncle. I've never seen you fight like that before.”