contest
[ noun kon-test; verb kuhn-test ]
/ noun ˈkɒn tɛst; verb kənˈtɛst /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to dispute; contend; compete.
SYNONYMS FOR contest
6 challenge.
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Origin of contest
OTHER WORDS FROM contest
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH contest
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British Dictionary definitions for contest
contest
noun (ˈkɒntɛst)
a formal game or match in which two or more people, teams, etc, compete and attempt to win
a struggle for victory between opposing forces or interests
verb (kənˈtɛst)
(tr) to try to disprove; call in question
(when intr, foll by with or against) to fight, dispute, or contend (with)contest an election
Derived forms of contest
Word Origin for contest
C16: from Latin contestārī to introduce a lawsuit, from testis witness
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