Combat and Exert

Combat

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

Exert and combat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exert" instead a verb "Combat".

Exert

Exert verb - To bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively.
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Synonyms for Exert

Combat and exert are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combat" instead a verb "Exert".

Nearby Words: exertion, exerting

Both words in one sentence

  • While he wasn't hit by Darkseid's Omega Beam, the effort he needed to exert to actually deal with it obviously exhausted him... and then Darkseid began hand to hand combat.
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