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combat

[v. kuhm-bat, kom-bat, kuhm-; n. kom-bat, kuhm-]

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verb (used with object)

to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.

verb (used without object)

to battle; contend: to combat with disease.

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noun

Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.

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

Related forms

com·bat·a·ble, adjective

in·ter·com·bat, noun

pre·com·bat, noun, verb, -bat·ed, -bat·ing or (especially British) -bat·ted, -bat·ting.

self-com·bat·ing, adjective

un·com·bat·a·ble, adjective

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un·com·bat·ed, adjective

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Synonyms
1, 2. struggle, contest.

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Two dropped out because of combat wounds that required attention.

The first unmanned combat aircraft is about to take to the skies.

Combat poverty by promoting economic development and job creation.

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Two dropped out because of combat wounds that required attention.

The first unmanned combat aircraft is about to take to the skies.

Combat poverty by promoting economic development and job creation.

Serving in a war carries with it the possibility of being wounded or dying in combat.

It is employed today to combat phobias, control bad habits and enhance performance.

Last season's collection of combat outfits merely scratched the surface of peculiar, quirky or downright silly ensembles.

But he said community colleges could combat those trends with strengths of their own.

Viewed from this perspective, the right way to combat inequality and increase mobility is clear.

Her job is to train soldiers in hand-to-hand combat.

The lack of good information on global soils is hampering efforts to improve agriculture and combat climate change.

Silk had made his reputation as a combat photographer.

The best war journalism puts its audience in close proximity to combat.

I've started to combat these feelings in a number of ways.

Smartphones and tablets may soon be deployed more widely in combat zones as well.

Head-to-head combat is common enough in the animal world.

People spend billions of dollars every year to combat this common affliction.

With dinosaur-on-dinosaur combat ruled out, the researchers looked at diseases that had been proposed to account for the damage.

Others outfit those who combat future or local troublemakers.

Educate them about their right to help combat fear-mongering by copyright holders.

During combat operations, pilot control is critical.

The laptop data allows troops to consider a host of combat scenarios while exercises are actually taking place.

Porphyrins are light-activated chemicals that can be used to combat ills including tumors and diseases of the eye.

The information could help battlefield medics make quicker, more accurate diagnoses of combat trauma.

Would that more of us chose the path of amity rather than combat.

For now only powerful fungicides can fully combat the disease.

Now, there's a new wave of reconnaissance bots being prepared for combat.

It took me a while to understand how compelling the experiences of being in a combat zone could be for the.

He didn't complain, but only filled the room with his experience of wearing combat boots, and carrying a gun to work everyday.

The combat helmet is one of the oldest pieces of military equipment still used on the battlefield.

To combat invasive species, governments are focusing on how they handle ship ballast.

Astor told of combat as experienced by foot soldiers, sailors and.

Many professors try to combat the bad habits they fear their.

The federal government is spending millions to combat a nasty plant.

But researchers' speedy work halting the epidemic makes a compelling case study of how to combat a deadly virus.

But soldiers who use gadgets in the midst of extreme combat situations demand.

We must know what it really is in order best to combat it.

One example of this approach is the enrichment of eggs with omega-3 fatty acids to combat hypertension.

Drugs companies are charging top dollar for treatments tailored to combat specific types of cancer.

In the event of combat and/or unrest, looting could become much worse.

Service members returning from combat present a long-term treatment challenge.

Amid the well-ordered combat between a puzzler's mind and the blank boxes waiting to be.

But soldiers who use gadgets in the midst of extreme combat situations demand even more.

To combat this, environmental groups have made public education a priority.

The military looks to retrofit buildings in combat zones with a wallpaperlike tape.

To combat the summer heat, small ponds outside building entrances provide evaporative cooling to interiors.

Their aim is to miniaturize combat equipment using.

They do not say who is responsible but are urging the warring factions to let civilians leave the combat zone.

Other researchers suggest the crustacean could use the bacteria to combat toxic fluids that rise from the volcanic vents.

Flying bots rule the skies in combat zones around the globe.

Most of these are reconnaissance craft, but pilotless aircraft will also be the combat vehicles of the future.

Scientists have debated whether the spikes were used for display or in combat.

The tools are already out there to combat this type of scenario.

After it, combat could routinely be conducted at a distance.

In coming months, the panel will also release chapters on global warming's threats and how to combat climate change.

But researchers may have found a way to combat these voracious pests without costly insecticides.

None of the fakes were actually deployed in active combat situations.

Internships outside of academe will help your students to combat that stereotype.

Fortunately, increased information seems to combat such miscalculations.

Such findings could help modern-day public health officials combat the severe liver disease.

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.

As it will be used by trained combat medics, new features are being added.

Read about the government's efforts to combat the illicit drug industry.

The people of the world continue to grapple with the question of how best to combat climate.

But despite the gladiatorial combat at the programme's core, trying too hard to win was frowned upon.

Not only does warm water soothe us, it can combat loneliness.

Gesell argued that a higher velocity of money helps combat deflation.

The rhino experts also commended recent initiatives to combat poaching.

But people who've sustained strokes or combat injuries can lose their ability to blink.

Because it will be used by trained combat medics, new features are being added.

Population growth and greater demand for land are serious obstacles in the effort to combat this problem.

Mild traumatic brain injury represents a silent but brutal plague among combat veterans and a hidden threat to.

His park guards lack the resources to combat the poachers.

Growing natural cover on a building's roof can help combat all these effects and more, scientists say.

To combat the problem, local authorities have distributed rat poison in the affected areas.

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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; often foll by with or against) to struggle or strive (against); be in conflict (with): to combat against disease

[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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