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defeated

adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//dɪˈfiːtəd//

Subjugated, beaten, overcome.

adjective

  1. 1

    Subjugated, beaten, overcome.

Etymology

From defeat + -ed.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of defeatsimple past and past participle of defeat

    The soldiers were defeated then captured

Forms

comparative
more defeated
superlative
most defeated
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