Cases of word usage

1) a violent attempt to hurt or defeat (attack)

2) to defeat (and take possession of)(a country, army etc) by force (conquer)

3) (a) large or sudden misfortune (e.g. a flood or fire, an earthquake, a serious defeat in war, the loss of a large sum of money) (disaster)

4) the attitude or belief that the best thing is most likely to happen, that good will defeat evil (optimism)

5) to defeat (a person) by being more cunning (outfox)

6) to defeat (a person) by being more cunning (outwit)

7) to defeat (a person) because of greater strength or numbers (overpower)

8) to defeat (a person, army etc) completely; to cause (a person) to feel confused or embarrassed (overwhelm)

9) (to cause something) to become powder or dust; to defeat (a person, team etc) completely (pulverize)

10) coming back to activity, strength etc (after defeat etc) (resurgent)