(verb) To overcome in battle or contest. Example: "Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo."
"If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat."
"I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself."
"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."
"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."
"No man is defeated without until he has first been defeated within."
"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."
"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
"Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting."
"The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself."
"I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends."
"You little fool. You thought you could defeat the most powerful being on Earth."
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated."