combat

Plural: combats

Noun

an engagement fought between two military forces
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
a struggle for victory

Verb

Verb Forms: combated, combating, combats, combatted, combatting

To fight against or oppose forcefully.
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"
To fight; to struggle against.
To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).

Examples

He tried to COMBAT his opponent’s lead with a seven-letter word on Words With Friends.
It has proven very difficult to combat drug addiction.

Origin / Etymology

16th century, borrowed from Middle French combat, deverbal from Old French combatre, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin com- (“with”) + battuere (“to beat, strike”).

Synonyms

armed combat, battle, fight, fighting, scrap

Scrabble Score: 12

combat: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
combat: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
combat: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

combat: valid Words With Friends Word