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
They pose a threat that must be taken very seriously and actively combatted.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2021
Experts also blame the worsening fire situation on a 2007 decision to disband a federal aviation network that spotted and combatted wildfires.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2021
It combatted states’ efforts to treat immigrants like human beings.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2020
I combatted those evil habits of hers; I showed her that there must be a certain energy about an accompaniment, that breadth of phrasing was one thing, and meaningless dragging quite another.
From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
