Definition of "combatted" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of combat. (verb)
• Alternative spelling of combated. (verb)

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• "Original had "combatted"; corrected to "combated" (as in 2nd edition and elsewhere in the text)."
• "He thinks global warming is real and should be combatted with a cap-and-trade policy, for example, though he succeeded in making up some rationalization for opposing Waxman-Markey."
• "Bank lobbyists who have combatted previous attempts to expand federal limits say credit unions don't have enough resources or experience to lend to businesses responsibly."