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COMPETE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

Synonyms:

compete; contend; vie

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "compete"):

go for; try for (make an attempt at achieving something)

play (participate in games or sport)

run off (decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff)

race; run (compete in a race)

rival (be the rival of, be in competition with)

emulate (compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with)

equal; match; rival; touch (be equal to in quality or ability)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

competition (the act of competing as for profit or a prize)

competitive (involving competition or competitiveness)

competitor (the contestant you hope to defeat)

competitory (involving competition or competitiveness)

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 Context examples: 

FdUMP inhibits DNA synthesis and cell division by reducing normal thymidine production, while FUTP inhibits RNA and protein synthesis by competing with uridine triphosphate for incorporation into the RNA strand.

(Capecitabine, NCI Thesaurus)

FdUMP inhibits DNA synthesis and cell division by reducing normal thymidine triphosphate production, while FUTP inhibits RNA and protein synthesis by competing with uridine triphosphate for incorporation into the RNA strand.

(Capecitabine Rapidly Disintegrating Tablet, NCI Thesaurus)

The triphosphate metabolite competes with thymidine for incorporation into viral DNA, thereby causing DNA chain termination and inhibiting the function of HBV DNA polymerase (reverse transcriptase).

(Clevudine, NCI Thesaurus)

Candesartan selectively competes with angiotensin II for the binding of the angiotensin II receptor subtype 1 (AT1) in vascular smooth muscle, blocking angiotensin II-mediated vasoconstriction and inducing vasodilatation.

(Candesartan, NCI Thesaurus)

Cyproheptadine competes with free histamine (HA) for binding at HA-receptor sites, thereby competitively antagonizing histamine stimulation of HA-receptors in the gastrointestinal tract, large blood vessels, and bronchial smooth muscle.

(Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Bromodeoxyuridine competes with thymidine for incorporation into DNA, resulting in DNA mutation and the inhibition of cell proliferation.

(Broxuridine, NCI Thesaurus)

Cidofovir diphosphate, bearing structural similarity to nucleotides, competes with deoxycytosine-5-triphosphate (dCTP) for viral DNA polymerase and gets incorporated into the growing viral DNA strands.

(Cidofovir, NCI Thesaurus)

Natural or synthetic Alpha-adrenergic Blocking Agents selectively bind to adrenergic receptors, or compete with natural adrenergic mediators, and inactivate alpha adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system.

(Alpha-adrenergic antagonist, NCI Thesaurus)

Oral JAK2 inhibitor SB1518 competes with JAK2 for ATP binding, which may result in inhibition of JAK2 activation, inhibition of the JAK-STAT signaling pathway, and so caspase-dependent apoptosis.

(Pacritinib, NCI Thesaurus)

Due to competing thermodynamic effects, however, below a certain diameter these water clusters cannot form stable ice I.

(Scientists probe the limits of ice, National Science Foundation)