Causes and Defeats

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Defeats and causes are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defeats" instead a noun "Causes".

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Causes and defeats are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Causes" instead a noun "Defeats".

The Witch causes mischief by transforming inanimate objects instead of actually harming anyone, and a little girl defeats her by stealing her stick, no burning necessary.

Source: Video Game / Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney
Here, Gamera defeats the Hyper Gyaos, but causes massive amounts of damage and kills many innocent people.

Source: Film / Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys
We have it created when Donna turns right, which causes the Doctor to die at the Thames Barrier when he defeats the Racnoss because Donna wasn't there to stop him.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S30 E11 "Turn Left"

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