defeat the purpose (English, verb)
expansion: defeat the purpose (third-person singular simple present defeats the purpose, present participle defeating the purpose, simple past and past participle defeated the purpose)
Senses:
glosses: To undermine the act of doing something by having an opposite effect; to nullify.
Forms:
form: defeats the purpose
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: defeating the purpose
tags: participle
present
form: defeated the purpose
tags: participle
past
form: defeated the purpose
tags: past