Meaning & use
combat
Fighting between armed forces, or, more broadly, an active struggle against something harmful.
See it in a sentence
The veteran rarely spoke about what he had witnessed in combat overseas.
The city launched a new campaign to combat rising rates of homelessness.
A note on using this word
As a verb, combat means to actively fight or work against a problem, not only a military opponent.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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