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Verb: compete  kum'peet
  1. Seek or strive for the same thing as someone else; engage in a contest
    "Iran also faces Japan as they compete for the Asian seat";
    - vie, contend

Derived forms: competed, competes, competing

Encyclopedia: Compete

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