defeat
verb (used with object)
to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish.
defeater
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a word derived from
defeat.
Example Sentences
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Notice that because a defeater is evidence that would undermine a person’s justification, what counts as a defeater depends on what justification is.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
That the area is predominantly filled with barn facades is what is known as a defeater because it serves to defeat the justification for his belief.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
We are told that a defeater is evidence that would undermine a person’s justification but not how it does this.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Vicarious plans to keep the technology behind its Captcha defeater secret for now.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 28, 2013
“It’s just odd that a man who is a master fencer, a defeater of giants, an expert in the use of iocane powder, would not know what this ravine opens into.”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
