Nearby Words
com·bat
[v. kuhm-bat, kom-bat, kuhm-; n. kom-bat, kuhm-] verb, com·bat·ed, com·bat·ing or (especially British) com·bat·ted, com·bat·ting, noun verb (used with object)
1.
to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
verb (used without object)
2.
to battle; contend: to combat with disease.
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noun
3.
Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.
4.
a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas.
Origin:
1535–45; < Middle French combat (noun), combattre (v.) < Late Latin combattere, equivalent to Latin com- com- + Late Latin battere, for Latin battuere to strike, beat
1535–45; < Middle French combat (noun), combattre (v.) < Late Latin combattere, equivalent to Latin com- com- + Late Latin battere, for Latin battuere to strike, beat
Related forms
com·bat·a·ble, adjective
in·ter·com·bat, noun
pre·com·bat, noun, verb, pre·com·bat·ed, pre·com·bat·ing or (especially British) pre·com·bat·ted, pre·com·bat·ting.
self-com·bat·ing, adjective
un·com·bat·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDun·com·bat·ed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1, 2. struggle, contest.
1, 2. struggle, contest.
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Link To Combat
Example Sentences
- The lack of good information on global soils is hampering efforts to improve agriculture and combat climate change.
- Players won't be able to engage in combat while they're in the lobby, but there will be plenty of other things to keep them busy.
- The tools are already out there to combat this type of scenario.
Collins
World English Dictionary
| combat | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a fight, conflict, or struggle |
| 2. | a. an action fought between two military forces |
| b. (as modifier): a combat jacket | |
| 3. | single combat a fight between two individuals; duel |
| 4. | close combat, hand-to-hand combat fighting at close quarters |
| —vb , -bats, -bating, -bated | |
| 5. | (tr) to fight or defy |
| 6. | (intr; |
| [C16: from French, from Old French combattre, from Vulgar Latin combattere (unattested), from Latin com- with + battuere to beat, hit] | |
| com'batable | |
| —adj | |
| com'bater | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
combat
1489 (implied in combatant), from M.Fr. combattre, from L.L. combattere, from L. com- "with" (each other) + battuere "to beat, fight" (see batter (v.)). The noun is first recorded 1567.
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