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compete Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: compete/kəmˈpiːt/ ▶verb strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others: universities are competing for applicants. – origin C17 (earlier (C16) as competitor): from L. competere, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’. 'compete' also found in these Oxford entries:
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