combatting

Variant of combat

combat definition

com·bat (kəm bat′, käm′bat′; kum′bat′; for n. & adj., käm′bat′)

intransitive verb combated -·bat′ed or combatted -·bat′·ted, combating -·bat′·ing or combatting -·bat′·ting

to fight, contend, or struggle

Etymology: Fr combattre < VL *combattere < L com-, with + battuere, to beat, fight: see batter

transitive verb

to fight or struggle against; oppose, resist, or seek to get rid of

noun

  1. armed fighting; battle
  2. any struggle or conflict; strife

Etymology: Fr < the v.

adjective

Mil. of or for combat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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