combat

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Verb

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From French, from Old French combattre, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin com- (“‘with’”) + battuere (“‘to beat, strike’”).

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• Rhymes: -æt

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combat (countable and uncountable; plural combats)

1. A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used); a struggle for victory.

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to combat (third-person singular simple present combats, present participle combatting or combating, simple past and past participle combatted or combated)

1. (transitive) To fight; to struggle for victory

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• Alphagram: abcmot
• tombac

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combat

1. Third-person singular present indicative of combattre.