Meaning of COMPETE
| Pronunciation: | | kum'peet
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| | Definition: | | [v] compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others |
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| | Synonyms: | | contend, vie |
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| | See Also: | | emulate, equal, go for, match, play, race, rival, run, run off, touch, try for | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Com*pete"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Competed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Competing}.] [L. completere, competitum; com- +
petere to seek. See {Petition}.]
To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing,
position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend
in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen
compete with one another.
The rival statesmen, with eyes fixed on America, were
all the while competing for European alliances.
--Bancroft.
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| | Related Terms: | | antagonize, approach, attempt, battle, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, challenge, clash, close with, collide, combat, compete with, conflict, contend, contend against, contest, cope, dispute, emulate, equal, essay, fence, fight, fight against, grapple with, jockey, join battle with, joust, labor against, match, meet, militate against, offer resistance, outvie, reluct, reluctate, rival, stem the tide, strive, strive against, struggle, struggle against, take on, test one another, touch, try, vie, vie with |
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