COMBAT (2)

combat (2). Combat, v. to fight, engage, contest, oppose, resist

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Com″bat, v. t. To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist. When he the ambitious Norway combated. Shak. And combated in silence all these reasons. Milton. Minds combat minds, repelling and repelled. Goldsmith. Syn. — To fight against; resist; oppose; withstand; oppugn; antagonize; repel; resent.