Synonyms for defeats
de·feats

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1. List of paraphrases for "defeats":

   beats, overpowers, rout, beat, ousts, routs, downs, frustrates, defeat, bests, stuns, wins, sweeps

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1. Geoffrey Manne:

   The FTC complaint sort of defeats the purpose.

2. Joseph Conrad:

   Having had to encounter single-handed during his period of eclipse many physical dangers, he was well aware of the most dangerous element common to them all: of the crushing, paralysing sense of human littleness, which is what really defeats a human struggling with natural forces, alone, far from the eyes of his fellows.

3. Chief Judge Robert Katzmann:

   Lehman's unrestricted ownership of the securities defeats any suggestion that Doral entrusted the securities to Lehman when it entered into the repos, because Doral did not entrust securities to Lehman, we further conclude that the appellant is not a customer for purposes of SIPA.

4. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani:

   Saudi Arabia is trying to cover up its defeats and domestic problems by creating tension in the region.

5. Nicolas Maduro:

   Imperialists, prepare for more defeats, because the CLAP in Venezuela will continue, no one takes the CLAP away from the people.