Worsting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Worst \Worst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worsted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Worsting}.] [See {Worse}, v. t. & a.]
     To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the
     better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.
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           The . . . Philistines were worsted by the captivated
           ark.                                     --South.
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