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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. The rival statesmen, with eyes fixed on America, were all the while competing for European alliances. --Bancroft. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: compete v : compete for something engage in a contest; measure oneself against others [syn: {vie}, {contend}]
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