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   combat

   /ˈkɒmbat/

   noun

   • 1. fighting between armed forces: "five Hurricanes were shot down in combat"
   • ▪ non-violent conflict or opposition: "electoral combat"

   verb

   • 1. take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable): "an effort to combat drug trafficking"
   • ▪ engage in a fight with; oppose in battle: "he hath no more antagonists to combat"

   Word 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’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • B

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