compete: Meaning and Definition of

com•pete

Pronunciation: (kum-pēt'), [key]
— -pet•ed, -pet•ing.
  1. 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.
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