query | If people in authority c_____ something, they try to stop it happening .If people in authority combat something, they try to stop it happening . Congress has criticised new government measures to combat crime. |
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word | combat |
full-definition | noun Combat is fighting that takes place in a war . Over 16 million men had died in combat. Yesterday saw hand-to-hand combat in the city. ...combat aircraft. A combat is a battle, or a fight between two people. It was the end of a long combat. verb If people in authority combat something, they try to stop it happening . Congress has criticised new government measures to combat crime. |
inflections | combatscombatingcombattingcombatedcombatted |
cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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