Definition of "rivalled" [rivalled]

• Simple past tense and past participle of rival. (verb)

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• "In the sixteenth century Louvain rivalled Paris as a great seat of learning."
• "The improbable knots they had to tie themselves into to avoid triggering election calls rivalled anything a Chinese circus can display."
• "His richness of colouring and deep relief equalled that of the Frate, the animation and expression rivalled Andrea del Sarto."