The chess grandmaster's strategic opening allowed her to defeat her opponent in just twenty moves.
这位国际象棋大师的战略开局使她仅用二十步就击败了对手。
Which choice best defines “defeat”?
D — Win against. “defeat” means win against.
Which word means “win against”?
A — defeat. “defeat” means win against.
defeat — win against. In Chinese: 击败，失败.
defeat is pronounced /dɪˈfiːt/.
The chess grandmaster's strategic opening allowed her to defeat her opponent in just twenty moves. (这位国际象棋大师的战略开局使她仅用二十步就击败了对手。)
beat, conquer, overcome — all close in meaning to defeat (win against).
surrender, yield — each the opposite of defeat (win against).
Yes. defeat is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
de(down)+feat(hit)