Better and Defeat

Better

Better verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.

Usage example: this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin

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Defeat and better are semantically related. in beat topic. In some cases you can use "Defeat" instead a verb "Better".

Defeat verb - To achieve a victory over.

Usage example: they defeated their archrivals easily and moved into the next round of the play-offs

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Better and defeat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Better" instead a verb "Defeat".

She gets slightly better after her defeat by Miho in the final, smiling and swearing that they'll beat them next time.

Source: Jerkass / Anime
In short, Shishio would beat Enishi, but Enishi is in a better position to defeat Kenshin.

Source: Manga / Rurouni Kenshin
After David tells the warrior that he just wants his old life back, the warrior slinks down in defeat telling David that his better half has won.

Source: A Lesson In Defeat

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