combat
verb (used with object)
to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously.
combated
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past participleof combat.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof combat.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
combatverb (used with object)to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously.
Example Sentences
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Experts say the refurbished phone was likely loaded with spyware, and that she could have combated this by restoring factory settings before setting it up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Newsom drew a parallel to the plague of retail theft that captivated the state not long ago, and which the state has successfully combated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Google has also combated the idea that AI will kill its Search business by developing AI Overviews and AI Search.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025
"We've always combated those views, and we've always worked with young people - and that's the same for racist views and homophobic views," he says.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
It was possible, and sometimes she thought it probable, that his affection might be reanimated, and the influence of his friends successfully combated by the more natural influence of Jane’s attractions.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
