combat-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: contend against, fight

Examples:
He combatted the forces of evil.
Throughout her life she combatted the poverty that afflicted her native land.

Mappings:
VerbNet: confront-98,battle-36.4-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: combat.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1