combatable
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Combatable — Com bat*a*ble (? or ?), a. [Cf. F. combattable.] Such as can be, or is liable to be, combated; as, combatable foes, evils, or arguments. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
combatable — comˈbatable adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑combat … Useful english dictionary
combat — combatable, adj. v. /keuhm bat , kom bat, kum /; n. /kom bat, kum /, v., combated, combating or (esp. Brit.) combatted, combatting, n. v.t. 1. to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime. v.i. 2. to battle; contend: to combat… … Universalium
combattable — (kon ba ta bl ) adj. Qui peut être combattu. HISTORIQUE XIIIe s. • Et Gauvain le bien combatable, la Rose, 19092. XVe s. • Le mareschal et bon combatable, EUST. DESCH. Mir. du mar.. ÉTYMOLOGIE Combattre. Dans l ancien français… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
combat — verb (combated, combating) –verb (t) /ˈkɒmbæt / (say kombat), /kəmˈbæt / (say kuhm bat) 1. to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: *These bands were made of a flannel material and had a strong smelling medicinal treatment in them to help… …
