combat
noun
[ ˈkɒmbat ]
• fighting between armed forces.
• "five Hurricanes were shot down in combat"
combat
verb
• take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable).
• "an effort to combat drug trafficking"
Similar:
fight,
battle against,
do battle with,
wage war against,
take up arms against,
strive against,
contend with,
tackle,
attack,
counter,
oppose,
resist,
withstand,
stand up to,
face up to,
make a stand against,
put up a fight against,
confront,
defy,
obstruct,
impede,
hinder,
block,
thwart,
frustrate,
inhibit,
restrain,
stop,
halt,
put an end to,
prevent,
check,
stem,
curb,
Opposite:
give in to,
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’.
