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con·tend       (kən-těnd')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   con·tend·ed, con·tend·ing, con·tends

v.   intr.
  1. To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle: armies contending for control of strategic territory; had to contend with long lines at the airport.
  2. To compete, as in a race; vie.
  3. To strive in controversy or debate; dispute. See Synonyms at discuss.

v.   tr.
To maintain or assert: The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.


[Middle English contenden, from Latin contendere : com-, com- + tendere, to stretch, strive; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

con·tend'er n.
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