zunichtemachen — meaning in English

English meaning

• dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
• defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.

Senses

zunichtemachen is used for these senses in English:

• dash (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
• defeat (transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.

dash — full definition

1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

defeat — full definition

1. verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
2. verb To prevent something from succeeding or being achieved.
3. noun An instance of losing, or of being overcome.

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