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Antonyms for compete

Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuhm-peet
Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpit


Definition of compete

Origin :
  • 1610s, " to enter or be put in rivalry with," from Middle French compéter "be in rivalry with" (14c.), or directly from Late Latin competere "strive in common," in classical Latin "to come together, agree, to be qualified," later, "strive together," from com- "together" (see com-) + petere "to strive, seek, fall upon, rush at, attack" (see petition (n.)).
  • Rare 17c., revived from late 18c. in sense "to strive (alongside another) for the attainment of something" and regarded early 19c. in Britain as a Scottish or American word. Market sense is from 1840s (perhaps a back-formation from competition); athletics sense attested by 1857. Related: Competed; competing.
  • verb go up against in contest
Example sentences :
  • In certain elements of grandeur none other can compete with it.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • M. Provost, my professor, had not wanted me to compete in Zare, but I had insisted.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • So the most attractive women will compete for your preferment.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • In this research you will compete with some of the most distinguished chemists in Berlin.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • He reasoned with himself, telling himself that human flesh cannot compete with steel.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • It's degrading to compete with them … it's as degrading to compete for them.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
  • Well, but we've got to compete with Germans, and Swiss, and Americans—and we've got to win.
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
  • And all because they compete for the cents of Irish-American slaveys and bootblacks.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • What souvenir of a great man can compete with the knocker of his door?
  • Extract from : « The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 » by Various
  • No,” he replied, “he refuses to compete with Bill Lightfoot at any price.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge

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