besiegen

To overcome in battle or contest

• The enemy must be defeated.

  Der Feind muss geschlagen werden.

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• Germany and Japan were defeated.

  Deutschland und Japan wurden besiegt.

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besiegen

To reduce, to nothing, the strength of

besiegen

To nullify

besiegen

To prevent (something) from being achieved

The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss

• He hasn't yet admitted defeat.

  Er gibt sich noch nicht geschlagen.

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• The defeat was hard to accept.

  Die Niederlage war kaum zu ertragen.

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The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing

Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; (law) nullification

Destruction, ruin