'Compete' definitions:
Definition of 'compete'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Compete'
From: GCIDE
- Compete \Com*pete"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Competed; p. pr. & vb. n. Competing.] [L. completere, competitum; com- + petere to seek. See Petition.] To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another. [1913 Webster]
- The rival statesmen, with eyes fixed on America, were all the while competing for European alliances. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster] Competence
Synonyms of 'compete'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antagonize,
- approach,
- attempt,
- battle,
- beat against,
- beat up against,
- breast the wave,
- buck,
- buffet,
- buffet the waves,
- challenge,
- clash,
- close with,
- collide,
- combat,
- compete with,
- conflict,
- contend,
- contend against,
- contest,
- cope,
- dispute,
- emulate,
- equal,
- essay,
- fence,
- fight,
- fight against,
- grapple with,
- jockey,
- join battle with,
- joust,
- labor against,
- match,
- meet,
- militate against,
- offer resistance,
- outvie,
- reluct,
- reluctate,
- rival,
- stem the tide,
- strive,
- strive against,
- struggle,
- struggle against,
- take on,
- test one another,
- touch,
- try,
- vie,
- vie with