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compete - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others |
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vie,
contend |
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go for,
try for make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the Olympics"
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play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
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run off decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
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race,
run compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
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rival be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race"
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emulate compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors"
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equal,
match,
rival,
touch make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"
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