defeat the purpose of

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: to make (something) pointless

It would defeat the purpose of having a nice car if you never got to drive it.

Examples of defeat the purpose of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That would defeat the purpose of having a HEPA filter in the first place. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026

Agents that escalate too often defeat the purpose of automation. — Silvio Savarese, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2026

The department also debunks a myth suggesting a furnace works harder than usual to warm spaces that have been left cooler, which would defeat the purpose of temporarily lowering the temperature to optimize savings. — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026

That seems to defeat the purpose of having AI in the browser; Edge has been able to do this for a couple of years without much fuss. — PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for defeat the purpose of

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