assist vs defeat

assist

noun
  • A helpful action or an act of giving. 

  • A decisive pass made to the goal scorer 

  • A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout. 

verb
  • To help. 

  • To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring. 

  • To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy. 

defeat

noun
  • The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing. 

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

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

verb
  • To nullify 

  • To prevent (something) from being achieved. 

  • To reduce, to nothing, the strength of. 

  • To overcome in battle or contest. 

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