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combat

CEFR: B2

To take vigorous, structured measures to fight against, curtail, or eradicate a disease, social ill, or military enemy.

Synonyms

counteract
tackle
resist

Common Collocations

combat climate change
combat disease
combat pollution

Example Sentence

Immunologists engineered monoclonal antibodies to combat drug-resistant bacterial infections in hospital intensive care units.

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