| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | com·pete |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k m-p t |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: com·pet·ed, com·pet·ing, com·petes
To strive against another or others to attain a goal, such as an advantage or a victory. See synonyms at rival. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin competere, to strive together, from Latin, to coincide, be suitable : com-, com- + petere, to seek; see pet- in Appendix I.
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