combat
to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
to battle; contend: to combat with disease.
Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.
a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas.
Origin of combat
1synonym study For combat
Other words for combat
Other words from combat
- com·bat·a·ble, adjective
- in·ter·com·bat, noun
- pre·com·bat, noun, verb, pre·com·bat·ed, pre·com·bat·ing or (especially British) pre·com·bat·ted, pre·com·bat·ting.
- self-com·bat·ing, adjective
- un·com·bat·a·ble, adjective
- un·com·bat·ed, adjective
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How to use combat in a sentence
She was part of the first female platoon to go through the same combat training as the men, she says.
Behind a national memorial for Native American veterans, stories of slow loss, swift change and boots two sizes too big | Theresa Vargas | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostIt features a massive Caribbean open world, with islands, buried treasure to discover and excellent naval combat that would later inspire Ubisoft’s “Skull & Bones,” a yet-to-be released game that focuses specifically on seafaring battles.
All the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ games, ranked | Elise Favis, Gene Park | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostAbilities feel great, too — in fact, they make combat more grounded.
‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’ impressions: Rekindling the spirit of the series | Elise Favis | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostThese extra missions sound promising, but they are little more than scrambled combat arenas, mostly set in the same maps used in the main story mode.
‘Pikmin 3 Deluxe’ loses some of its original charm | Michael Thomsen | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostThat’s because experience has shown that it is the logistics personnel, transporting supplies, who run the biggest risks of coming under attack in combat zones.
France’s new military trucks can form a convoy with just one driver | Christina Mackenzie | October 19, 2020 | Popular-Science
On Wednesday night, when President Barack Obama explained our strategy for combating ISIS he said … what?
In ISIS Speech, Obama Failed To Seize The Moment—Again | Malcolm MacDougall | September 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe last phase, which would take three years, would involve combating ISIS inside Syria, its primary base.
Republicans Offer Obama ISIS War Authorization He Doesn’t Want | Josh Rogin | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWinstead explained that, “combating fear and lies with humor and truth is the best job in the world.”
The cost of combating these swarms to prevent a public health crisis could be enormous, he adds.
How Climate Change Is Causing Chaos in the Animal Kingdom | Nina Strochlic | January 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead he spoke about combating the stigma attached to PTSD.
The position they chose to assume in combating this “fine old gentlemanly vice” is a singular feature in its history.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanBut he was a Job wrestling with difficulty, a Job combating and making head against afflictions; a Job conquering!
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoIt was this influence that she felt herself combating with growing weakness.
The Devil | Joseph O'BrienThe hot colonic flushing is particularly serviceable in combating the sick headaches of migraine.
The Mother and Her Child | William S. SadlerBut they all looked to me, as the only person capable of combating a like adversary with hope of success.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques Rousseau
British Dictionary definitions for combat
a fight, conflict, or struggle
an action fought between two military forces
(as modifier): a combat jacket
single combat a fight between two individuals; duel
close combat or hand-to-hand combat fighting at close quarters
(tr) to fight or defy
(intr; often foll by with or against) to struggle or strive (against); be in conflict (with): to combat against disease
Origin of combat
1Derived forms of combat
- combatable, adjective
- combater, noun
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