2. Verb. (alternative spelling of combated) ¹
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Definition of Combatted
1. combat [v] - See also: combat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Combatted
Literary usage of Combatted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark: To by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Paul Allen (1902)
"... that the treatment of women is the standard by which the virtues of an Indian
may be known, combatted, and disproved by examples—The respect entertained ..."
2. Outlines of the Life and Public Services, Civil and Military, of William by Caleb Cushing (1840)
"This inclination was combatted, but in vain, by his guardian, Robert Morris.
It was heartily approved, however, by General Washington, the intimate friend ..."
3. History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark, 1804-5-6: Reprinted by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, James Kendall Hosmer (1902)
"... combatted, and disproved by examples — The respect entertained by these Indians
for old age, compared with the different conduct of those nations who ..."
4. The Katipunan: The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune by Francis St. Clair (1902)
"... there also they were combatted and dispersed by 6o Veteran Guards who prevented,
by their defence, a day of mourning for the city of Manila. ..."
5. History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis & Clarke to by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Nicholas Biddle, John Bach McMaster (1904)
"... character of their diseases—The common opinion, that the treatment of women
is the standard by which the virtues of an Indian may be known, combatted, ..."
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