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Antonyms for contesting


Grammar : Verb
Spell : noun kon-test; verb kuhn-test
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈkɒn tɛst; verb kənˈtɛst



Definition of contesting

Origin :
  • c.1600, from French contester "dispute, oppose," from Middle French, from Latin contestari (litem) "to call to witness, bring action," from com- "together" (see com-) + testari "to bear witness," from testis "a witness," (see testament). Calling witnesses as the first step in a legal combat. Related: Contestable; contested; contesting.
  • verb argue, challenge
  • verb fight
Example sentences :
  • The track was now so dusty that it was difficult to see the contesting cars.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
  • This was, on the other hand, an age of city-states, each one contesting for leadership.
  • Extract from : « The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X) » by Various
  • Better give your path to a dog than to be bitten by him in contesting for the right.
  • Extract from : « The Wonderful Story of Lincoln » by Charles M. Stevens
  • Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right.
  • Extract from : « Abraham Lincoln » by William Eleroy Curtis
  • By contesting every foot of ground the enemy was checked till night.
  • Extract from : « Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman. » by W. Fletcher Johnson
  • But I thought they were contesting who should light the train, as if it matters who did it.
  • Extract from : « The Disputed V.C. » by Frederick P. Gibbon
  • The two contesting parties presented a contrast which interested me.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest » by Oscar Micheaux
  • Yard by yard the School-house have been driven back, contesting every inch of ground.
  • Extract from : « Tom Brown's School Days » by Thomas Hughes
  • Her Uncle James is contesting the will and the estate is tied up and she can't get any of it.
  • Extract from : « John Marsh's Millions » by Charles Klein
  • He went over the possibilities of his contesting Mr. Samuel Million's will.
  • Extract from : « Miss Million's Maid » by Bertha Ruck

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