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con⋅test

  [n. kon-test; v. kuhn-test]
–noun
1. a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
2. struggle for victory or superiority.
3. strife in argument; dispute; controversy: Their marriage was marred by perpetual contest.
–verb (used with object)
4. to struggle or fight for, as in battle.
5. to argue against; dispute: to contest a controversial question; to contest a will.
6. to call in question: They contested his right to speak.
7. to contend for in rivalry.
–verb (used without object)
8. to dispute; contend; compete.
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Origin:
1595–1605; (v.) < L contestāri to call to witness (in a lawsuit), equiv. to con- con- + testārī to testify, deriv. of testis witness; (n.) deriv. of the v., or < F conteste

Related forms:
con⋅test⋅a⋅ble, adjective
con⋅test⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
con⋅test⋅a⋅bly, adverb
con⋅test⋅er, noun
con⋅test⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. contention, rivalry, match, tournament, tourney, game. 2. battle, encounter. See fight. 3. debate, polemic, altercation. 4. See compete. 5. controvert, oppose. 6. challenge. 7. strive, compete, vie.
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con·test   (kŏn'těst')   
n.  

  1. A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals.

  2. A competition, especially one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by judges. See Synonyms at conflict.

v.   (kən-těst', kŏn'těst') con·test·ed, con·test·ing, con·tests

v.   tr.

  1. To compete or strive for.

  2. To call into question and take an active stand against; dispute or challenge: contest a will. See Synonyms at oppose.

v.   intr.
To struggle or compete; contend: contested with other bidders for the antique.

[Probably from French conteste, from contester, to dispute, from Old French, to call to witness, from Latin contestārī : com-, com- + testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]
con·test'a·ble adj., con'tes·ta'tion (kŏn'tě-stā'shən) n., con·test'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

contest  (v.)
1603, from Fr. contester "dispute, oppose," from M.Fr., from L. contestari (litem) "to call to witness, bring action," from com- "together" + testari "to bear witness," from testis "a witness," (see testament). Calling witnesses as the first step in a legal combat. The noun is 1643, from the verb. Contestant "one who contests" is from 1861, popularized in U.S. Civil War.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: 1con·test
Pronunciation: k&n-'test
Function: transitive verb
: to dispute or challenge through legal procedures <contest a will>

Main Entry: 2con·test
Pronunciation: 'kän-"test
Function: noun
: a challenge brought through formal or legal procedures contests between states —Felix Frankfurter>; specifically : WILL CONTEST —see also NO CONTEST CLAUSE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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