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Contemning
- verb - look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
Contendent
- - An antagonist; a contestant.
Contenders
- noun - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
Contending
- verb - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
- come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
- compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
- have an argument about something
- maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
Contenting
- verb - make content; "I am contented"
- satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day"
Contention
- noun - a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
- a point asserted as part of an argument
- the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
Contestant
- noun - a person who dissents from some established policy
- a person who participates in competitions
Contestees
- noun - a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested