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combated

com·bat
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb kuh m-bat, kom-bat, kuhm-; noun kom-bat, kuhm-]
    • /verb kəmˈbæt, ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-; noun ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-/
    • /ˈkɒm.bæt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb kuh m-bat, kom-bat, kuhm-; noun kom-bat, kuhm-]
    • /verb kəmˈbæt, ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-; noun ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-/

Definitions of combated word

  • verb with object combated to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime. 1
  • verb without object combated to battle; contend: to combat with disease. 1
  • noun combated Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces. 1
  • noun combated a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas. 1
  • noun combated Simple past tense and past participle of combat. 1
  • verb combated Alternative spelling of combatted. 0
See all 6 definitions of combated

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Origin of combated

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Middle French combat (noun), combattre (v.) < Late Latin combattere, equivalent to Latin com- com- + Late Latin battere, for Latin battuere to strike, beat

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Parts of speech for Combated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Combated

combated popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

combated usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for combated

noun combated

  • battled — Simple past tense and past participle of battle.
  • fought — simple past tense and past participle of fight.
  • warred — a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
  • contested — causing dispute or argument
  • struggled — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.

verb combated

  • opposed — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
  • coped — to struggle or deal, especially on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usually followed by with): I will try to cope with his rudeness.
  • repelled — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
  • resisted — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
  • withstood — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
All 21 Synonyms of combated

Antonyms for combated

noun combated

  • calmed — Simple past tense and past participle of calm.
  • accorded — to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
  • compromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
  • retreated — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.

verb combated

  • yielded — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
  • agreed — If people are agreed on something, they have reached a joint decision on it or have the same opinion about it.
  • ran — simple past tense of run.
All 7 Antonyms of combated

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