combat (redirected from combated)

com·bat  (km-bt, kmbt)

v. com·bat·ed or com·bat·ted, com·bat·ing or com·bat·ting, com·bats

v.tr.

1. To oppose in battle; fight against.

2. To oppose vigorously; struggle against. See Synonyms at oppose.

v.intr.

To engage in fighting; contend or struggle.

n. (kmbt)

Fighting, especially armed battle; strife. See Synonyms at conflict.

adj. (kmbt)

1. Of or relating to combat: flew 50 combat missions.

2. Intended for use or deployment in combat: combat boots; combat troops.

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[French combattre, from Old French, from Late Latin combattere : Latin com-, com- + Latin battere, to beat (alteration of battuere).]

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combat

Noun

a fight or struggle

Verb

[-bating, -bated]

to fight: a coordinated approach to combating the growing drugs problem [Latin com- with + battuere to beat]

combative adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	combat - an engagement fought between two military forces armed combat battle, engagement, fight, conflict - a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" hostilities, belligerency - fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities" trench warfare - a type of armed combat in which the opposing troops fight from trenches that face each other; "instead of the war ending quickly, it became bogged down in trench warfare" war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" aggression - the act of initiating hostilities armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	combat - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" fighting, fight, scrap gunfight, gunplay, shootout - a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten conflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" encounter, skirmish, clash, brush - a minor short-term fight close-quarter fighting - hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters dogfight - a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling) fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) in-fighting - conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders) set-to - a brief but vigorous fight shock, impact - the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" rough-and-tumble, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, hassle - disorderly fighting affaire d'honneur, duel - a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest - a fight with bare fists battering, banging - the act of subjecting to strong attack beating, whipping - the act of overcoming or outdoing fray, affray, ruffle, disturbance - a noisy fight free-for-all, brawl - a noisy fight in a crowd cut-and-thrust, knife fight, snickersnee - fighting with knives gang fight, rumble - a fight between rival gangs of adolescents single combat - a fight between two people; "in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat"
Verb	1.	combat - battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" battle fight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" dogfight - engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane wrestle - combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

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combat

noun 1. fight, war, action, battle, conflict, engagement, warfare, skirmish << OPPOSITE peace

verb 2. fight, battle against, oppose, contest, engage, cope with, resist, defy, withstand, struggle against, contend with, do battle with, strive against << OPPOSITE support

Translations

combat [ˈkɔmbæt] n → combate m

vt → combatir

combat [ˈkɔmbæt] n → combat m

vt → combattre, lutter contre

combat [ˈkɔmbæt] n → Kampf m

vt → bekämpfen

combat [ˈkɔmbæt] n → combattimento

vt → combattere, lottare contro

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combat

n combat [ˈkombӕt, (American ) kəmˈbat]

(an act of) fighting The two knights met each other in single combat.stryd, gevegيُقاتِل، يُحارِبсражениеbojkamp; strid; dystder (Zwei-)Kampfμάχηcombatevõitlusنبرد؛ مبارزهtaistelucombatקְרָבयुद्धborbaküzdelem, ütközetpertarunganbardagicombattimento, battaglia戦闘전투kovakauja; cīņabertempurgevecht(nær)kamp, stridwalkacombateluptăпоединокbojbojborbakamp, stridการต่อสู้çarpışma, muharebe戰鬥бійلڑنا ، جنگ کرناtrận đánh战斗

v

to fight against; to oppose The residents of the town tried to combat the government's plans to build a motorway.veg, bestryيُعارِض، يُقاوِمсражавам сеbojovat (proti)bekæmpebekämpfen(αντι)μάχομαιcombatir(millegi vastu) võitlemaمبارزه کردنtaistella jotakin vastaancombattreלְהִלָחֵםविरोध करनाboriti semegtámadmenentangberjast gegncombattere戦う싸우다kovoti su, priešintiscīnīties; apkarotmenentangbestrijden(be)kjempeprzeciwstawiać sięcombatera combateборотьсяbojovaťboriti se (proti)boriti sebekämpa, strida (kämpa) motต่อสู้savaşmak, mücadele etmek反對битися, боротисяخلاف لڑنا ، مقابلہ کرناchống lại反对

n combatant [ˈkombətənt, (American ) kəmˈbӕtənt]

a person who is fighting They eventually separated the combatants.soldaat, stryderمُقاتِل، مُحارِب، مُتشاجِرбоецbojovníkkombatant; kæmpendeder Kämpferμαχητήςcombatientevõitlejaجنگجو؛ مبارزtaistelijacombattant/-anteלוֹחֵםयोद्धाboracharcospejuangbardagamaðurcombattente戦闘員전투원kovotojas, karyscīnītājs; karotājsaskar tempurstrijderstridende, kjempendewalczącycombatentecombatantсражающийсяbojovník, -čkaborecborackämpe, kombattantนักสู้savaşcı, mücadeleci格鬥者боєцьلڑنے والا ، جنگ جوchiến binh格斗者