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compete

verb
/kəmˈpiːt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French competer, from Latin competere (“to coincide, to be equal to, to be capable of”), from com- (“with”) + petō (“to seek; to aim for, strive for”). Compare Latin competītor (“competitor”).

  1. derived from competō — “to coincide, to be equal to, to be capable of”
  2. borrowed from competer

Definitions

  1. To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward

    To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend.

    • The idea behind Sir Montagu's gift is that there should be for the amateur clubs a trophy which will take the place of the Stanley Cup, now becoming a trophy for which professional clubs will alone compete.

  2. To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph.

  3. To take part in a contest, game or similar event.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To strive to achieve or obtain something which another also strives for, whether…

      To strive to achieve or obtain something which another also strives for, whether knowingly or unknowingly.

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Derived

competimer, coopete, noncompete, non-compete, outcompete, recompete

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at compete. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at compete. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at compete

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA