to defease
- verb
- /dɪˈfiːz/
:
frustrar
- The team's hopes of winning the championship were defeased by a last-minute injury to their star player.
Examples
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The unexpected economic downturn defeased the company's plans for expansion this year.
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He was defeased in his efforts to convince the committee to approve the project.
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Whose money is to disappear or to be defeased?
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Synonyms
198
3.2
To take something important away from someone or stop them having it
31
7.4
To remove a leader from office, often by force
20
7.7
To make a person, animal, or thing weak and less able to work
19
6.7
Use force to stop protests or opposition
10
8.8
To make something weaker or less effective
8
3.7
Defeat an opponent completely and easily
5
6.7
To remove a king or queen from power and their position
2
7.9
To make a threat or criticism less powerful
1
9.8
Make someone or something lose energy and stop working well
To remove someone, especially a king or queen, from power
Antonyms
How Effective
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1.0
127
5.1
932
2.1
87
7.4
35
3.6
75
3.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Defease comes from old parts de- 'away' and a root meaning 'make' or 'undo', so a helpful image is to think of it like defeat or 'undoing' someone's power. That's why to defease someone means to stop their success or take away their influence.