Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Participate and contend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Participate" instead a verb "Contend".
Participate
Participate verb - To take a share or part.
Contend and participate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contend" instead a verb "Participate".
Common collocations
| time | contend time | participate time |
| characters | contend characters | participate characters |
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