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derrotar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  • defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
  • vanquish verb To defeat someone or something completely, especially in a fight or contest.

Senses

derrotar is used for these senses in English:

  • defeat (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
  • vanquish (transitive) To defeat (someone); to overcome.

abate — full definition

  1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

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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reduzir suprimir abater diminuir embotar barrar excluir cessar declinar descer deduzir vencimento