(verb) To overcome in battle or contest. Example: "Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo."
"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
"I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends."
"I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself."
"No man is defeated without until he has first been defeated within."
"The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself."
"You defeat defeatism with confidence."
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated."
"You little fool. You thought you could defeat the most powerful being on Earth."
"Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat."
"Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat."
"While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated."
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."