About The Word Compete
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Compete
| Compete Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Compete?
[v] compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
Synonyms | Synonyms for Compete: contend | vie Related Terms | Find terms related to Compete: 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 See Also | emulate | equal | go for | match | play | race | rival | run | run off | touch | try for Compete In Webster's Dictionary \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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