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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
k m
baet
[or]
kam
baet
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| inflections: |
combats, combating, combatting, combated, combatted |
| definition: |
to fight against.
Doctors do their best to combat disease.She combated the desire to cry.- synonyms:
- battle, fight, oppose, resist
- antonyms:
- champion
- similar words:
- assault, attack, challenge, check, conflict with, contest, curb, dispute, halt, restrain
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| related words: |
resist, rival |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kam
baet
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| definition: |
fighting, especially against an enemy in war.
The brave soldier won a medal for his behavior in combat.- synonyms:
- action, battle, clash, conflict, fight, struggle, war, warfare
- similar words:
- argument, disagreement, dispute, feud, hostilities, quarrel
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| related words: |
conflict, war |
The word combat
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
bat
Latin
root
that means beat
Example words:
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