Might mean (unverified): Negate the intended goal's achievement.
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  1. defeat the_purpose: Wiktionary

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  1. Defeat the Purpose: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (defeat the purpose)

verb:  To undermine the act of doing something by having an opposite effect; to nullify.

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