Definition for combat - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	combat (com¦bat) Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmbat, ˈkʌm-/ noun [mass noun] fighting between armed forces: five Hurricanes were shot down in combat [count noun]: pilots re-enacted the aerial combats of yesteryear [as modifier]: a combat zone non-violent conflict or opposition: electoral combat verb (combats, combating or combatting, combated or combatted) [with object] take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable): an effort to combat drug trafficking archaic engage in a fight with; oppose in battle: he hath no more antagonists to combat [no object]: your men combated against the first of ours Origin: mid 16th century (originally denoting a fight between two people or parties): from French combattre (verb), from late Latin combattere, from com- 'together with' + battere, variant of Latin batuere 'to fight' Spelling help The verb forms combating and combated are usually spelled with a single t, although the spellings combatting and combatted are also correct.		Search results in the dictionary combat boots combat dress combat jacket single combat combat fatigue combat trousers More results » Nearby Words coma ² Coma Berenices Comanche Comaneci, Nadia comatose comb comb jelly comb-back comb-over combat combat boots combat dress combat fatigue combat jacket combat trousers combatant combative combe comber ¹