Taste defeat Crossword Clue

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Taste defeat Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
2. be set at a disadvantage

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TASTE (noun)
1. a strong liking
2. the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
TASTE (verb)
1. take a sample of
2. have a distinctive or characteristic taste
DEFEAT (noun)
1. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
2. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
DEFEAT (verb)
1. win a victory over
2. thwart the passage of

Hint 3: Anagram

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