Thesaurus: contend

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1. v. i. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
2. v. i. To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
3. v. i. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
4. v. t. To struggle for; to contest.
5. v. maintain or assert
6. v. have an argument about something
7. v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
8. v. succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
9. v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
10. v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
11. 1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. For never two such kingdoms did content Without much fall of blood. Shak. The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle. Deut. ii. 9. In ambitious strength I did Contend against thy valor. Shak. 2. To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. You sit above, and see vain men below Contend for what you only can bestow. Dryden. 3. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue. The question which our author would contend for. Locke. Many things he fiercely contended about were trivial. Dr. H. More. Syn. -- To struggle; fight; combat; vie; strive; oppose; emulate; contest; litigate; dispute; debate. To struggle for; to contest. [R.] Carthage shall contend the world with Rome.Dryden.
12. To struggle for; to contest. [R.]Carthage shall contend the world with Rome.Dryden.