defeat the purpose

English - English

Definition of defeat the purpose in English English dictionary

make the wanted result less possible, fail the objective

Hyphenation

de·feat the pur·pose

Turkish pronunciation

dîfit dhi pırpıs

Pronunciation

/dəˈfēt ᴛʜē ˈpərpəs/ /dɪˈfiːt ðiː ˈpɜrpəs/