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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFEATER

defeater  [dɪˈfiːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFEATER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defeater is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEFEATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Defeater

In epistemology, a defeater is a belief B1 that is held to be incompatible with another belief B2, hence arguments or evidence supporting B1 can be used to refute B2. An undercutting defeater is B1 such that B1 does not oppose B2, but rather that the ramifications of B1, were it possible to obtain, casts doubt on the premises for B2. An opposing defeater is B1 such that B1 has a factual or otherwise claim that, were it to be obtained, would falsify B2.

Definition of defeater in the English dictionary

The definition of defeater in the dictionary is a person who defeats.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFEATER


akita
əˈkiːtə
beta
ˈbiːtə
dita
ˈdiːtə
eater
ˈiːtə
Eid-ul-Fitr
ˈiːdʊlˌfiːtə
eta
ˈiːtə
fetor
ˈfiːtə
foetor
ˈfiːtə
heater
ˈhiːtə
Id-ul-Fitr
ˈiːdʊlˌfiːtə
liter
ˈliːtə
litre
ˈliːtə
Lolita
ˌlɒˈliːtə
margarita
ˌmɑːɡəˈriːtə
meter
ˈmiːtə
partita
pɑːˈtiːtə
peter
ˈpiːtə
tweeter
ˈtwiːtə
vita
ˈviːtə
zeta
ˈziːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFEATER

defeasance
defeasibility
defeasible
defeasibleness
defeat
defeated
Defeaticrat
defeatism
defeatist
defeature
defecate
defecation
defecator
defect
defectibility
defectible
defection
defectionist
defective
defectively

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFEATER

beater
beefeater
cheater
eggbeater
fire-eater
four-seater
Greater
immersion heater
in hot water
meat-eater
movie theater
night storage heater
preheater
radiant heater
repeater
sweater
theater
treater
two-seater
water heater
windcheater

Synonyms and antonyms of defeater in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «defeater» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFEATER

Find out the translation of defeater to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of defeater from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defeater» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

defeater
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vencedor
570 millions of speakers

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defeater
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

defeater
380 millions of speakers
ar

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قاهر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Defeater
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defeater
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

defeater
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

defeater
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kalahkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

defeater
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

デフィー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

defeater
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kalah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

defeater
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

defeater
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पराभूत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bozguna
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Defeater
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Defeater
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Defeater
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defeater
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

defeater
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

defeater
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

defeater
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

defeater
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defeater

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFEATER»

The term «defeater» is regularly used and occupies the 57.861 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFEATER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about defeater

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFEATER»

Discover the use of defeater in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defeater and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reasoning: Studies of Human Inference and Its Foundations
... a rebutting defeater to a claim rejects that claim, unless the defeater is undercut for the participant (see undercutting principle [a]).a,b,c,d (b) A participant who rejects a rebutting defeater to a claim accepts that claim.c,e Justification Principles ...
Jonathan E. Adler, Lance J. Rips, 2008
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Contemporary Theories of Knowledge
The simplest is a reason for denying the conclusion: DEFINITION: If M is a defeasible reason for S to believe Q, M* is a rebutting defeater for this reason if and only if M* is a defeater (for M as a reason for S to believe Q) and M* is a reason for S ...
John L. Pollock, Joseph Cruz, 1999
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The Reformed Objection to Natural Theology
Distinguishing between the project of natural theology and particular models of natural theology, Sudduth argues that none of the main Reformed objections is successful as an objection to the project of natural theology itself.
Dr Michael Sudduth, 2013
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Naturalism Defeated?: Essays on Plantinga's Evolutionary ...
level 2: -R and -R(1) (which is a potential defeater for level 1 and a potential defeater-defeater for level o) level 3: -R and -R(2) which is a potential defeater for level 2 and a potential (defeater-defeater)-defeater for level o level n: -R and -R(n -1) ...
James K. Beilby, 2002
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Epistemology as Theology: An Evaluation of Alvin Plantinga's ...
ignoring a warrant defeater would be irrational. Second, Plantinga's no- defeater condition should be understood as a no-undefeated-defeateT condition. This is to say that at tj a person may acquire a defeater D for their belief B, but at t2 ...
James K. Beilby, 2005
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Readings in Philosophy of Religion: Ancient to Contemporary
If so however, then given my account of defeat (in terms of proper function) she doesn't have a defeater for R in the belief that she has ingested XX or has contracted mad cow disease, and my argument fails. Here I can only gesture at the ...
Linda Zagzebski, Timothy D. Miller, Timothy Miller, 2009
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Warrant and Proper Function
that nature breaks the force of all skeptical arguments in time, and keeps them from having any considerable influence on the understanding.23 When the devotee of N&E notes that he has a defeater for R, then at that stage he also notes (if ...
Alvin Plantinga John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy University of Notre Dame, 1993
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Warrant in Contemporary Epistemology: Essays in Honor of ...
feater provides evidence for the effective defeater that S's original belief is not justified once the initiating defeater is added to S's beliefs. Adding the initiating defeater also results in adding the effective defeater to S's beliefs. And, in this case, ...
Alvin Plantinga, Jonathan L. Kvanvig, 1996
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Readings in the Philosophy of Religion, second edition
When the devotee of N&E notes that he has a defeater for R, then at that stage he also notes (if apprised of the present argument) that he has a defeater for N&E; indeed, he notes that he has a defeater for anything he believes. Since, however  ...
Kelly James Clark, 2008
10
Warrant and Proper Function
undercutting defeater for R and hence an undefeated reason for doubting N&E; hence (so I say) it is irrational for him to accept N&E, unless he has other evidence; but any purported other evidence will besubjecttothe samedefeater as N&E.
Alvin Plantinga, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFEATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defeater is used in the context of the following news items.
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Upcoming: 30FootFALL, Breathe Carolina, Get Up Kids, Kinky …
Four Years Strong: With Defeater, Superheaven, My Iron Lung. Wed., September 23, 7:30 p.m., $17 to $20. Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, ... «Houston Press, Jul 15»
2
Defeater To Release New Album, Abandoned, Next Month
Defeater have announced that they'll be releasing their fourth studio album, Abandoned, next month. The Boston hardcore heroes will be ... «Kerrang!, Jul 15»
3
UCLA Football 2015 Schedule Preview: Stanford Cardinal
Though they have the “defeater of Bruins”, QB Kevin Hogan, who could possibly beat UCLA five times with a victory this year, the rest of the ... «Go Joe Bruin, Jul 15»
4
Ticket Tracker: Nick Jonas sells out the Pageant
Four Year Strong, Defeater, Expire, Speak Low If You Speak Love, 8 p.m. Sept. 5, $16-$18. • My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, 8 p.m. Sept. «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
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Wimbledon: Heather Watson excites nation, Maria Sharapova is …
Watson excited folk across Britain and the world with her heroics and her defeater Williams had plenty of kind words to say. Serena said: "She ... «SkySports, Jul 15»
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tix on sale: Cult of Luna, Kylesa, Caspian, Circle Takes the Square …
The first is sold out. Tickets to see Defeater and Superheaven opening for Four Year Strong at Gramercy Theatre are on sale now. Tickets for ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Jul 15»
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Five things you need to know today, and Cincinnati wins big in …
I hate spider monkeys, so if any of you know a good tree trimmer/jungle defeater, please email me at rdaumeyer@bizjournals.com with the ... «Cincinnati Business Courier, Jul 15»
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Defeater and Superheaven opening for Four Year Strong
Melodic hardcore crushers Defeater and '90s-rock devotees Superheaven will head out on tour together this fall. It's a run opening for popular ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Jun 15»
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Festival fix: 10 post Glastonbury Festival music celebrations (part one)
... Arcane Roots, The Xcerts, Bury Tomorrow, Skinny Lister, The Twilight Sad, Turbowolf, Feed The Rhino, Defeater, Honeyblood, Rob Lynch, ... «Bath Chronicle, Jun 15»
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Bastards – Ethos EP
... by Bastards' rhythm section. Recommended, especially if you like Defeater, Modern Life Is War, Have Heart, and The Hope Conspiracy. «DOA, Jun 15»

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