Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Name
Name verb - To give a name to.
Common collocations
| character | contend character | name character |
| time | contend time | name time |
| characters | contend characters | name characters |
Both words in one sentence
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The name of the novel (as well as those of the three parts) comes from the quote, "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain."
Source: Ignored Expert - HoL itself is full of gangs, other criminals, and native creatures with the happy name of Fleshtenders to contend with, all for the amusement of the law-abiding citizens of C.O.W.
Source: Tabletop Game / Hol - The name of the novel (as well as those of the three parts) comes from the quote, "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." IKEA Erotica: The descriptions of "melting" and other Soft Ones practices tend to read like this.
Source: Literature / The Gods Themselves
Cite this Source
Name and Contend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/name
Contend & Name. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/name>.
Name or Contend. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/name.
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