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    noun[ˈkämˌbat]
    combat (noun) · combats (plural noun)
    1. fighting between armed forces:
      "men killed in combat" · "pilots re-enacted the aerial combats of yesteryear" · "a combat zone"
      • nonviolent conflict or opposition:
        "intellectual combat"
    verb[kəmˈbat, ˈkämˌbat]
    combat (verb) · combats (third person present) · combated (past tense) · combated (past participle) · combating (present participle) · combatted (past participle) · combatted (past tense) · combatting (present participle)
    1. take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable):
      "an effort to combat drug trafficking"
      • archaic
        engage in a fight with; oppose in battle:
        "your men combated against the first of ours"
    Origin
    mid 16th century (originally denoting a fight between two people or parties): from French combattre (verb), from late Latin combattere, from com- ‘together with’ + battere, variant of Latin batuere ‘to fight’.
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    noun
    1. fighting between armed forces:
      battle
      fighting
      action
      hostilities
      conflict
      war
      warfare
      bloodshed
      armed conflict
      verb
      1. take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable):
        fight
        tackle
        attack
        counter
        oppose
        resist
        withstand
        stand up to
        face up to
        confront
        defy
        obstruct
        impede
        hinder
        block
        thwart
        frustrate
        inhibit
        restrain
        stop
        halt
        put an end to
        prevent
        check
        stem
        curb
        battle against
        do battle with
        wage war against
        take up arms against
        strive against
        contend with
        make a stand against
        put up a fight against
        Opposite:
        give in to
         

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        What is a combat zone?
        Combat is fighting between two groups of armed forces. When you engage in combat, typically this means you engage in fighting that involves weapons. Combat comes from the Latin com- meaning "together with" and battere meaning "to fight." Combat can be used as a modifier; for example, a combat zone is an area where fighting is taking place.

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        What is another word for fighting?
        1. To oppose in battle; fight against. 2. To act or work in order to eliminate, curtail, or stop: efforts to combat crime; drugs that combat infection. See Synonyms at oppose. To engage in fighting; contend or struggle. 1. Fighting, especially with weapons: naval combat. 2. Contention or strife: rhetorical combat. 1.

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        What does Combattre mean?
        1. Of or relating to combat: flew 50 combat missions. 2. Intended for use or deployment in combat: combat boots; combat troops. [French combattre, from Old French, from Late Latin combattere : Latin com-, com- + Latin battere, to beat (alteration of battuere).] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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        What is the meaning of battle?
        1.a. An encounter or fight between two armed persons (parties, animals, etc.), a duel; spec. as in trial by combat, a duel allowed by law for the formal decision of a cause or dispute; = battle n. I.2. [Britton (1292) has combattre, but instead of combat, bataille appears: cf. battle n. I.2] Then the fiercest fight of all and combat did arise.

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        Where does the word combat come from?
        Combat comes from the Latin com- meaning "together with" and battere meaning "to fight." Combat can be used as a modifier; for example, a combat zone is an area where fighting is taking place. The word combat can also be used to refer to the action of fighting against something to prevent it.

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