Definition for COM-PETE'

COM-PETE', v.i. [L. competo; con and peto.]

  1. To seek, or strive for the same thing as another; to carry on competition or rivalry. Our manufacturers compete with the English in making cotton cloths.
  2. To strive or claim to be equal. The sages of antiquity will not dare to compete with the inspired authors. Milner.

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