Com″bat, v. t. To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist.
When he the ambitious Norway combated.
Shak.
And combated in silence all these reasons.
Milton.
Minds combat minds, repelling and repelled.
Goldsmith.
Syn. — To fight against; resist; oppose; withstand; oppugn; antagonize; repel; resent.