What is to overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow called?
defeat — To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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