defeat etymology

Etymology:

• Middle English: defeten, from Old French: desfeiter, from Late Latin: dēdēfētāre, from Latin: dē- "intensive prefix" + dēfectus "defect, failure, ruin", from dēficio "fail".

Meaning:

• To overcome in a competition, battle, or game.
• To deprive of strength or effectiveness.
• To destroy or bring to an end.
• To cause a setback or loss.

Origin:

The word "defeat" comes from the Latin phrase "dē-fēctāre," which means "to fail." The prefix "dē-" means "intensive," and "fēctāre" is a form of the verb "faciō," which means "to make."

The original meaning of "defeat" was "to fail to make something." This meaning later evolved to include the sense of "to overcome" or "to destroy."

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