— competer , n. — competingly , adv.
/keuhm peet"/ , v.i. , competed, competing .
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.
[ 1610-20; competere to meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice (LL: seek, ask for), equiv. to com- COM- + petere to seek; LL and E sense influenced by COMPETITOR ]
Syn . struggle. COMPETE, CONTEND, CONTEST mean to strive to outdo or excel. COMPETE implies having a sense of rivalry and of striving to do one's best as well as to outdo another: to compete for a prize. CONTEND suggests opposition or disputing as well as rivalry: to contend with an opponent, against obstacles. CONTEST suggests struggling to gain or hold something, as well as contending or disputing: to contest a position or ground ( in battle ); to contest a decision.