Combated

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Took part in a fight, war, or struggle against an opponent
2. Was involved in physical or armed conflict to oppose someone or something
3. Actively resisted or fought against an adversary in battle or combat

Etymology: "Combated" is the past tense and past participle of "combat," so it describes the act of fighting against an opponent in the past. The verb it comes from entered English in the 16th century, borrowed from Middle French "combat," which was itself formed from the Old French verb "combatre." That Old French verb traces back to Vulgar Latin "combattere," built from the Latin prefix "com-" meaning "with" and "battuere," meaning "to beat" or "strike." So the underlying picture is of striking together, two sides beating on each other, which is still the core sense of the word in English today.

Synonyms: fought, contended, struggled, battled, opposed

Antonyms: surrendered, yielded, submitted, acquiesced, conceded