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v. trans.P. and V. ἀναστρέφειν.Be a reversed: P. περιίστασθαι.They entirely reversed this policy: P. οἱ δὲ ταῦτα πάντα εἰς τοὐναντίον ἔπραξαν (Thuc. 2, 65).——————subs.Something contrary: P. and V. τοὐναντίον (or pl.), τοὔμπαλιν.Quite the reverse of this: P. πολὺ τοὐναντίον τούτου.Things small and just and the reverse: V. καὶ σμικρὰ καὶ δίκαια καὶ τἀναντία (Soph., Ant. 667).Defeat: P. and V. σφάλμα, τό, P. ἦσσα, ἡ, ἀτύχημα, τό, πταῖσμα, τό.Suffer a reverse, v.: P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι, σφάλλεσθαι, P. προσκρούειν (Dem. 312).Since you have suffered a reverse of fortune: V. ἐπειδὴ περιπετεῖς ἔχεις τύχας (Eur., And. 982).——————adj.Contrary: P. and V. ἐναντίος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Reverse
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suffer defeat — index lose (undergo defeat), quit (discontinue), yield (submit) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
suffer by comparison — index lose (undergo defeat) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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defeat — I n. 1) to inflict (formal) a defeat on 2) to meet, suffer (a) defeat (at smb. s hands) 3) to invite defeat 4) to admit defeat 5) a crushing, decisive, resounding, total, utter; ignominious, shameful defeat II v. to defeat decisively * * * [dɪ… … Combinatory dictionary
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