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com•pete
Pronunciation: (kum-pēt'), [key]—
v.i., -pet•ed, -pet•ing.
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie:
to compete in a race; to compete in business. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.