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combat

('k/A/mb/&/t )

an engagement fought between two military forces(noun.act)

Synonym:
armed combat

source: wordnet30
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle(noun.act)

Synonym:
fight, fighting, scrap

source: wordnet30
A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy.(noun)

source: webster1913

battle or contend against in or as if in a battle(verb.competition)

Example:
The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq.
We must combat the prejudices against other races.

Synonym:
battle

source: wordnet30
To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.(verb)

source: webster1913
To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist.(verb)

source: webster1913

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