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contend

Main Entry: con·tend
Pronunciation: \kən-ˈtend\
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French contendre, from Latin contendere, from com- + tendere to stretch — more at thin
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb

1 : to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
2 : to strive in debate : argue

transitive verb
1 : maintain, assert
2 : to struggle for : contest