combat
verb (used with object)
to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously.
combatted
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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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The freight company has combatted a weak shipping economy by controlling costs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
Even in industries that have long combatted workers' attempts to organize, like food service, workers have seen ongoing progress towards unionization and scored big political wins, like the creation of California's fast food labor council.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2023
Miller rode high in the 1990s as a Democrat who combatted crime and overhauled welfare, while creating lottery-funded college scholarships.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
The propagation of conspiracy theories can partially be combatted by strong messaging from trusted sources.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2020
This view naturally commended itself to spiritists, but by the unbelieving it was vigorously combatted, not a few insinuating or openly alleging that Dr. Stevens's narrative was a work of fiction.
From Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters by H. Addington (Henry Addington) Bruce
