v. t. To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist. [ 1913 Webster ]
When he the ambitious Norway combated. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
And combated in silence all these reasons. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Minds combat minds, repelling and repelled. Goldsmith.
v. i.
To combat with a blind man I disdain. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
After the fall of the republic, the Romans combated only for the choice of masters. Gibbon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. combat. ]
My courage try by combat, if thou dar'st. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The noble combat that 'twixt joy and sorrow was fought in Paulina. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Single combat,
a. [ Cf. F. combattable. ] Such as can be, or is liable to be, combated;
n. [ F. combattant. ] One who engages in combat. IN military use, opposed to
A controversy which long survived the original combatants. Macaulay [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. combattant, p. pr. ] Contending; disposed to contend. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who combats. Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
‖a. [ F. ] (Her.) In the position of fighting; -- said of two lions set face to face, each rampant. [ 1913 Webster ]