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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
k m
baet
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kam
baet
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| inflections: |
combats, combating, combatting, combated, combatted |
| definition: |
to fight against or oppose forcefully.
Doctors try to combat disease.She combated the urge to cry.- synonyms:
- battle, fight, oppose, resist
- antonyms:
- champion
- similar words:
- assault, attack, challenge, check, conflict with, contest, curb, dispute, foil, halt, restrain
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| related words: |
resist, rival |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
km
baet
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| definition: |
to fight or struggle.
The rival armies combated for weeks.- synonyms:
- battle, clash, contend, fight, strive, struggle
- similar words:
- argue, bicker, engage, grapple, squabble, war, wrangle
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| related words: |
compete, contend, fight |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kam
baet
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| definition: |
fighting, as between warring opponents.
The troops engaged in heavy combat that day.Her son had died in combat in Italy.- synonyms:
- action, battle, clash, conflict, contention, engagement, fight, struggle, war, warfare
- similar words:
- altercation, argument, disagreement, dispute, encounter, feud, hostilities, quarrel, rivalry, showdown, skirmish, strife, wrangle
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| related words: |
conflict, war |
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