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
Their actions, the inspector general wrote in his November 2022 report, reflect "a brazenness and sense of impunity amongst certain Choate staff that must be combatted."
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 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
It combatted states’ efforts to treat immigrants like human beings.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2020
At the conclusion the Professor combatted it, repeating all the arguments against the theory.
From The Outcaste by F. E. Penny
