Combat and Engage

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Combat

Combat verb - To oppose (someone) in physical conflict.

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Engage is a synonym for combat in fight topic. In some cases you can use "Engage" instead a verb "Combat", when it comes to topics like assault.

Nearby Words: combative, combated, combatant, combating, combatively

Engage

Engage verb - To hold the attention of.

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Combat is a synonym for engage in attack topic. You can use "Combat" instead a verb "Engage", if it concerns topics such as assault, begin battle with.

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

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opponent	combat opponent	engage opponent
enemy	combat enemy	engage enemy
foe	combat foe	engage foe
times	combat times	engage times
Other words: opponents, enemies, soldiers, groups, villains, squads.

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But generally speaking if you're going to engage in long range combat, you're better off using an assault rifle.

Source: Video Game / Metro: Last Light
However, when we see her in combat, she never uses a sniper rifle and uses the standard assault rifle loadout of the male characters, and is in fact the only character in the entire game to engage in extended hand-to-hand combat when she fights Hades.

Source: Guys Smash, Girls Shoot
They engage in a spell of no holds barred combat - half wrecking the Free People's camp - before sitting down together to plan their assault on Gommorah.

Source: Defeat Means Friendship

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