compete
[ kuhm-peet ]
/ kəmˈpit /
verb (used without object), com·pet·ed, com·pet·ing.
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
Origin of compete
1610–20; < Latin
competere to meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice (Late Latin: seek, ask for), equivalent to
com-
com- +
petere to seek; Late Latin and E sense influenced by
competitor
synonym study for compete
Compete,
contend,
contest mean to strive to outdo or excel.
Compete implies having a sense of rivalry and of striving to do one's best as well as to outdo another:
to compete for a prize.
Contend suggests opposition or disputing as well as rivalry:
to contend with an opponent, against obstacles.
Contest suggests struggling to gain or hold something, as well as contending or disputing:
to contest a position or ground (
in battle );
to contest a decision.
OTHER WORDS FROM compete
com·pet·er, noun com·pet·ing·ly, adverb non·com·pet·ing, adjective out·com·pete, verb (used with object), out·com·pet·ed, out·com·pet·ing.Words nearby compete
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British Dictionary definitions for compete
compete
/ (kəmˈpiːt) /
verb
(intr often foll by with)
to contend (against) for profit, an award, athletic supremacy, etc; engage in a contest (with)
Word Origin for compete
C17: from Late Latin
competere to strive together, from Latin: to meet, come together, agree, from
com- together +
petere to seek