defeat

transitive verb | de·feat

1. a : to render null third parties will defeat an attached but “unperfected” security interest —J. J. White and R. S. Summers

   b : to thwart the claim of defeat creditors an intent to defeat the surviving spouse of his…elective share —Tennessee Code Annotated

2. a : to prevail over

   b : to thwart the claim of defeat creditors an intent to defeat the surviving spouse of his…elective share —Tennessee Code Annotated